Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matelote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: matelote
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stew made primarily with fish and wine.

noun

An old sailors' dance in double time, somewhat like a hornpipe.

Etymology

Borrowed from French matelote, meaning "seawoman, female sailor"

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: matelote

Inflected Forms

matelotes (plural)

Questions

What does matelote mean?: A stew made primarily with fish and wine.
Where does matelote come from?: It is traced to French.

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