Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banque

/bˈæŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: banque
IPA: /bˈæŋk/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of bank (“underwriter or controller of a card game”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian bancabor. Middle French banque French banquebor. English banque Borrowed from French banque (“bank”).

Inflected Forms

banques (plural)

Homonyms

banke

Rhymes With

thank bank frank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank flank crank

Questions

How do you pronounce banque?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæŋk/.
What does banque mean?: Alternative form of bank (“underwriter or controller of a card game”).
Where does banque come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian bancabor. Middle French banque French banquebor. English banque Borrowed from French banque (“bank”).

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