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brise soleil

/ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
brise -soleil
IPA
/ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of structural sunshade with slats, holes, etc, to keep sunlight from striking fully on a building.

Etymology

Borrowed from French brise-soleil, from briser (“to break”) + soleil (“sun”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brise-soleil

Inflected Forms

brise soleils (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce brise soleil?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɹiːz.soʊˈleɪ/.
What does brise soleil mean?
A type of structural sunshade with slats, holes, etc, to keep sunlight from striking fully on a building.
Where does brise soleil come from?
It is traced to French.

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