Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parfleche

/ˈpɑɹflɛʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parfleche
IPA: /ˈpɑɹflɛʃ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of stiff leather made from rawhide.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A shield, bag or other item made from this material.

American usage; Countable

Example Sentences

"The boots had pointed toes like buskins and they had parfleche soles and high tops that were rolled down about the knees and tied."
"But who could see, after dark, if he chewed pemmican filched from a parfleche of the Quiet One or crept down to drink from a spring?"

Etymology

From Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par(er) (“to parry”) + French flèche (“arrow”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: parflèche, parer, flèche

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑɹflɛʃ/
British English: /ˈpɑːflɛʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

parfleches (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce parfleche?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹflɛʃ/.
What does parfleche mean?: A form of stiff leather made from rawhide.
Where does parfleche come from?: It is traced to French.

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