Speakur

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pasteur

/pəstˈuɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
pas-teur
IPA
/pəstˈuɹ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

name

Louis Pasteur, a French biologist of the nineteenth century.

Etymology

French pasteur, "shepherd". Doublet of Pastore.

Derived Forms

Pasteurian Pasteurism pasteurize

Phrases

Pasteur effect

Rhymes With

poor kapoor grandeur amour jour mcclure darfur ure voyeur doer velour raconteur

Questions

How do you pronounce pasteur?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəstˈuɹ/.
What does pasteur mean?
A surname from French.
Where does pasteur come from?
French pasteur, "shepherd". Doublet of Pastore.

How to pronounce pasteur

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