Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terrebonne parish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: ter-re-bon-ne -parish
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Houma.

Etymology

From French terre f + bonne (“good earth”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: terre

Questions

What does terrebonne parish mean?: One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Houma.
Where does terrebonne parish come from?: It is traced to French.

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