Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pain aux raisins

/ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: pain aux raisins
IPA: /ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast.

Example Sentences

"What he ate for breakfast with us changed over the years, but it was Earl Grey tea in the beginning with milk and a huge pain aux raisins – the size of a saucer – which he devoured easily."

Etymology

From French pain aux raisins (literally “raisin bread”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: pain aux raisins

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/

Inflected Forms

pains aux raisins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pain aux raisins?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpan əʊ ɹeɪˈzan/.
What does pain aux raisins mean?: A spiral pastry containing raisins, originating in France and often eaten for breakfast.
Where does pain aux raisins come from?: It is traced to French.

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