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tricolor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
tri-col-or
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

US standard spelling of tricolour.

American usage

noun

US standard spelling of tricolour.

American usage

name

the French flag

name

the Irish flag

name

the Italian flag

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English tricolor From tri- + color.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

tricolors (plural) Tricolour (alternative)

Derived Forms

tricolorous

Phrases

tricolor shark tricolor sharkminnow

Synonyms

trichromatic trichrome tricolour

Questions

What does tricolor mean?
US standard spelling of tricolour.
Where does tricolor come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English tricolor From tri- + color.

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