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calais

/ˈkæleɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
calais
IPA
/ˈkæleɪ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.

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Etymology

From French Calais and Middle English Caleys (from Anglo-Norman Caleis), from the Roman name, Latin Caletum, named after the Caleti, a Gaulish tribe in the area, from Proto-Celtic *kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”). The placename is cognate with Breton calet, Middle Irish calath, and calad.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Calais, Caleys, Caleis, Caletum, -, *kaletos

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæleɪ/
  • British English: /ˈkæleɪ/

Phrases

Calais Jungle East Calais

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce calais?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæleɪ/.
What does calais mean?
A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Where does calais come from?
It is traced to French.

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