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merluce

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)luːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-luce
IPA
/ˈmɜː(ɹ)luːs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The European hake.

Dated

Etymology

From French merluche, merlus. Compare Spanish merluza.

Usage

Inflected Forms

merluces (plural)

Synonyms

sea-luce

Questions

How do you pronounce merluce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɜː(ɹ)luːs/.
What does merluce mean?
The European hake.
Where does merluce come from?
From French merluche, merlus. Compare Spanish merluza.

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