Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daube

/dˈɔb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: daube
IPA: /dˈɔb/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stew of braised meat, usually beef.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Christ, I tell you true, Irene, that child won't listen to nobody! I'm trying to cook her some spaghettis and daube, and she keeps on playing in my pot.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French daube.

Usage

Inflected Forms

daubes (plural)

Rhymes With

fob schaub daub staub traub aube shaub knaub gaub

Questions

How do you pronounce daube?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɔb/.
What does daube mean?: A stew of braised meat, usually beef.
Where does daube come from?: Borrowed from French daube.

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