Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vergée

/ˈvəːʒeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vergee
IPA: /ˈvəːʒeɪ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of land, having varying values in Guernsey and Jersey, but approximately 18,000 square feet.

Example Sentences

"Her father had given her a cottage in the Robergerie with a vergée of land and a greenhouse."

Etymology

From Norman vergée, from Anglo-Norman vergé, vergee, originally terre vergee (“measured land”). Doublet of virgate.

Word Breakdown

Root: vergée, vergé

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈvəːʒeɪ/

Inflected Forms

vergées (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce vergée?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvəːʒeɪ/.
What does vergée mean?: A measure of land, having varying values in Guernsey and Jersey, but approximately 18,000 square feet.
Where does vergée come from?: From Norman vergée, from Anglo-Norman vergé, vergee, originally terre vergee (“measured land”). Doublet of virgate.

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