Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

champlevé

/ˌʃɒ̃mləˈveɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cham-pleve
IPA: /ˌʃɒ̃mləˈveɪ/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enamelled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are then fired.

noun

A piece of enamel of this kind.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of making enamel of this kind.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French champlevé (“engraved”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: champlevé

Usage

Inflected Forms

champlevés (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce champlevé?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɒ̃mləˈveɪ/.
What does champlevé mean?: Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enamelled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are then fired.
Where does champlevé come from?: It is traced to French.

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