Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saint-désert

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: sain-t-desert
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A commune of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Saint-Désert, from saint (comparable to English saint) + désert (desert, deserted).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Saint-Désert

Questions

What does saint-désert mean?: A commune of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Where does saint-désert come from?: It is traced to French.

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