Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maladie du pays

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: mal-adie -du -pays
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I felt a wish for happiness and thought with melancholy delight of my beloved cousin and longed, with a devouring maladie du pays, to see once more the blue lake and rapid Rhone, that had been so dear to me in early childhood […]."

Etymology

From French maladie du pays (“homesickness”).

Usage

Questions

What does maladie du pays mean?: Homesickness.
Where does maladie du pays come from?: From French maladie du pays (“homesickness”).

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