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zéphire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zephire
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small dish of forcemeat, typically cooked in a mold and served with a rich sauce.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French zéphire. So named because the dish was considered light like a zephyr breeze or cloth. Compare Russian зефи́р (zefír, “marshmallow”), another light food named for the breeze. Doublet of zefir, Zephyr, zephyr, and Zephyrus.

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Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

zéphires (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quenelle

Questions

What does zéphire mean?
A small dish of forcemeat, typically cooked in a mold and served with a rich sauce.
Where does zéphire come from?
It is traced to French.

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