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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tourtière

/tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tourtiere
IPA
/tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie, usually made with pork.

Canadian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tourtières (plural) tortiere (alternative) tourtiere (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tourtière?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/.
What does tourtière mean?
A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie, usually made with pork.
Where does tourtière come from?
From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”).

How to pronounce tourtière

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