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torsade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
tor-sade
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon

Countable; Uncountable

noun

torsade de pointes

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree French tors Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French torsadebor. English torsade Borrowed from French torsade.

Usage

Inflected Forms

torsades (plural)

Derived Forms

torsadogenesis torsadogenic

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does torsade mean?
A decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon
Where does torsade come from?
Etymology tree French tors Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French torsadebor. English torsade Borrowed from French torsade.

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