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cache la poudre

[ˌkæʃ lə ˈpudɜɹ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
cache la poudre
IPA
[ˌkæʃ lə ˈpudɜɹ]
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Colorado, United States.

Etymology

A corruption of the French cache à la poudre ("powder cache"), referring to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river.

Questions

How do you pronounce cache la poudre?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˌkæʃ lə ˈpudɜɹ].
What does cache la poudre mean?
A river in Colorado, United States.
Where does cache la poudre come from?
A corruption of the French cache à la poudre ("powder cache"), referring to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river.

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