Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terrine

/təˈɹin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: ter-rine
IPA: /təˈɹin/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.

noun

A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrine (“a clay dish; that which is cooked in the dish”). Doublet of tureen.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *ters-, terrine

Inflected Forms

terrines (plural)

Homonyms

tureen

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce terrine?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈɹin/.
What does terrine mean?: A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
Where does terrine come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce terrine

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