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porte-parole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
porte--pa-role
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spokesperson, one who speaks on another's behalf.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French porte-parole.

Inflected Forms

porte-paroles (plural)

Questions

What does porte-parole mean?
A spokesperson, one who speaks on another's behalf.
Where does porte-parole come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French porte-parole.

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