Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saint-estèphe

/sænt ɛˈstɛf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sain-t-estephe
IPA: /sænt ɛˈstɛf/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several towns and villages in France, especially Saint-Estèphe in the Gironde and Saint-Estèphe in the Dordogne.

noun

A type of rich Bordeaux red wine produced in Saint-Estèphe (Gironde).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For a Saint-Estèphe this is surprisingly supple for its age."
"The worse things get, the more attached to them we become. I called the waiter over. ‘Andre, another bottle of Saint-Estèphe.’"

Usage

Inflected Forms

Saint-Estèphes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce saint-estèphe?: The recorded pronunciation is /sænt ɛˈstɛf/.
What does saint-estèphe mean?: Any of several towns and villages in France, especially Saint-Estèphe in the Gironde and Saint-Estèphe in the Dordogne.

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