chorine
/ˈkɔrən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.14 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Their theatrical performances consisted of buxom chorines, weepy soubrettes, vaudeville acts, and a piano-pounding "professor"."
- "Apparently she and Stuffy met on one of his trips to Detroit, where she was working as a chorine in the house revue at the Club Palermo […]."
Etymology
Etymology tree English chor(us) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English chorine From chor(us) + -ine.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔrən/
- British English: /ˈkɔːriːn/
Usage
- American usage