Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tous-les-mois

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: tou-s-les--mois
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of starch with large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot or used for adulterating cocoa, made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably Canna edulis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The East India arrowroot was considered the best; and the French West India arrowroot not so good. The East India arrowroot had the finest grains; the second finest were those from the potato; and third the tous les mois or French West India arrowroot; […]"

Etymology

From French tous les mois (“all the months, i.e. every month”), since the tubers of the plant are edible throughout the year.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

tous-les-mois starch

Questions

What does tous-les-mois mean?: A kind of starch with large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot or used for adulterating cocoa, made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably Canna edulis.
Where does tous-les-mois come from?: From French tous les mois (“all the months, i.e. every month”), since the tubers of the plant are edible throughout the year.

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