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boulanger

/bˈaʊləŋɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
boulanger
IPA
/bˈaʊləŋɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Eggplant; aubergine.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Surinamese Dutch boulanger, from French beringène, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Doublet of aubergine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: boulanger, beringène, بَاذِنْجَان, بادنجان

Usage

Inflected Forms

boulangers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce boulanger?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈaʊləŋɚ/.
What does boulanger mean?
Eggplant; aubergine.
Where does boulanger come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce boulanger

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