Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petit souper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: pe-tit -souper
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light supper; (especially), an informal dinner party with only a few select guests.

Example Sentences

"She had given a card-assembly, and a petit-souper; […] Mrs. Chartres told her son, with an air of triumph, that the evening had gone off remarkably well."

Etymology

From French petit souper.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: petit souper

Inflected Forms

petits soupers (plural)

Questions

What does petit souper mean?: A light supper; (especially), an informal dinner party with only a few select guests.
Where does petit souper come from?: It is traced to French.

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