Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caraquet

/ˈkɑː.ɹə.kɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: Ca-ra-quet
IPA: /ˈkɑː.ɹə.kɛt/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Caraquet, further etymology uncertain. The name may derive from the Mi'kmaq toponym Kalague, translated as "where two rivers meet".

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Caraquet

Questions

How do you pronounce caraquet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑː.ɹə.kɛt/.
What does caraquet mean?: A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Where does caraquet come from?: It is traced to French.

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