Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roulade

/ɹuˈlɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: roulade
IPA: /ɹuˈlɑd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.

noun

A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.

verb

To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.

Example Sentences

"He leaned back in his chair, and little more than the whites of his upturned eyes were visible; and beating time upon the table with one hand, claw-wise, and with two or three queer, little thrills and roulades, which re-appeared with great precision in each verse, he delivered himself thus, in what I suspect was an old psalm tune: […]"
"He heard only here and there the ecstatic burst of a mocking-bird's wonderful roulades."

Etymology

From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: roulade, roler

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹuˈlɑd/
British English: /ɹuːˈlɑːd/

Inflected Forms

roulades (plural) roulades (present, singular) roulading (participle, present) rouladed (participle, past) rouladed (past)

Rhymes With

ahmad jihad facade promenade tod riyadh charade esplanade plod scheherazade saccade salade

Questions

How do you pronounce roulade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuˈlɑd/.
What does roulade mean?: An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
Where does roulade come from?: It is traced to French.

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