Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abreuvoir

/əbɹuːˈvwɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abreuvoir
IPA: /əbɹuːˈvwɑː(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).

noun

The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from French abreuvoir (“a watering place”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: abreuvoir

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

abreuvoirs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce abreuvoir?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbɹuːˈvwɑː(ɹ)/.
What does abreuvoir mean?: A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
Where does abreuvoir come from?: It is traced to French.

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