Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cellar door

/ˌsɛləɹ ˈdɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: cel-lar door
IPA: /ˌsɛləɹ ˈdɔɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A door leading to a cellar.

noun

The part of a winery from which wine may be sampled or purchased.

Example Sentences

"The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards the door."
"The 1996 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc I tasted at the cellar door was a very stylish polished wine with lifted aromatic jasmine and passionfruit aromas leaping out of the glass."
"I rushed back armed with a bottle of 1976 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rose that I had bought from the cellar door in Reims, ready to celebrate her marriage to George."

Etymology

From Middle English celer door, celer dore. By surface analysis, cellar + door.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: celer door

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɛləɹ ˈdɔɹ/
British English: /ˌsɛlə ˈdɔː/

Inflected Forms

cellar doors (plural) cellar-door (alternative)

Phrases

root cellar wine cellar

Frequently Paired Words

root cellar wine cellar

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cellar door?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛləɹ ˈdɔɹ/.
What does cellar door mean?: A door leading to a cellar.
Where does cellar door come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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