Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourdain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
bour-dain
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

From French Bourdain.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Bourdains (plural)

Questions

What does bourdain mean?
A surname from French.
Where does bourdain come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce bourdain

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