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corbeil

/kˈɔɹbˌaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
cor-beil
IPA
/kˈɔɹbˌaɪl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.

noun

A basket filled with earth and set up as a protection from the fire of the enemy.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From French corbeil, from Latin corbicula, from corbis (“a basket”). Doublet of corbicula. By surface analysis, Latin corb- + -eil (“diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

corbeils (plural)

Phrases

Corbeil-Essonnes

Frequently Paired Words

Corbeil-Essonnes

Synonyms

pannier

Questions

How do you pronounce corbeil?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹbˌaɪl/.
What does corbeil mean?
A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
Where does corbeil come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce corbeil

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