Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

service à la française

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
ser-vice a la fran-caise
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

serving the dishes of a meal all together in one course instead of in several courses

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French service à la française.

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What does service à la française mean?
serving the dishes of a meal all together in one course instead of in several courses
Where does service à la française come from?
It is traced to French.

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