Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pernod

/pɛɹˈnoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: pern-od
IPA: /pɛɹˈnoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anise-flavoured pastis apéritif made by the Pernod Ricard company.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the company name, after Henri-Louis Pernod, a Swiss distiller.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɛɹˈnoʊ/
British English: /pɛəˈnəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pernods (plural)

Phrases

Pernod and black

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pernod?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɹˈnoʊ/.
What does pernod mean?: An anise-flavoured pastis apéritif made by the Pernod Ricard company.
Where does pernod come from?: From the company name, after Henri-Louis Pernod, a Swiss distiller.

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