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marguerite

/ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹit/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
Mar-gue-rite
IPA
/ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹit/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

noun

An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

noun

A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens

noun

The China aster.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s. Doublet of Margaret, ultimately from the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Marguerite, μαργαρίτης

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹit/

Inflected Forms

marguerites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

margarine Margaret

Synonyms

marguerite daisy paris daisy chrysanthemum frutescens argyranthemum frutescens oxeye daisy ox-eyed daisy moon daisy white daisy leucanthemum vulgare chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce marguerite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹit/.
What does marguerite mean?
A female given name from French.
Where does marguerite come from?
It is traced to French.

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