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chantilly

/ʃænˈtɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
chan-til-ly
IPA
/ʃænˈtɪli/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.

name

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.

name

A neighbourhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

name

A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

noun

A medium-sized, longhair domestic cat breed, originating in Canada and the United States.

Countable

noun

Ellipsis of Chantilly cream.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French Chantilly, from Medieval Latin Chantileium, ultimately from Gallo-Roman personal name in Latin Cantilius.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Chantilly, Chantileium, Cantilius

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chantillies (plural)

Derived Forms

Chantilly/Tiffany

Phrases

Chantilly cream Chantilly lace Chantilly porcelain Chantilly-Tiffany crème Chantilly

Frequently Paired Words

crème Chantilly

Synonyms

Chantilly-Tiffany Chantilly/Tiffany Foreign Longhair

Rhymes With

really silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly chilly billie

Questions

How do you pronounce chantilly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃænˈtɪli/.
What does chantilly mean?
A city in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France, formerly in Picardy.
Where does chantilly come from?
It is traced to French.

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