Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blois

/blwɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: blois
IPA: /blwɑː/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Blois.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Blois

Derived Forms

Bloisian

Questions

How do you pronounce blois?: The recorded pronunciation is /blwɑː/.
What does blois mean?: A city and commune, the prefecture of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Where does blois come from?: It is traced to French.

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