Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardecu

/ˈkɑɹdɪkju/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: carde-cu
IPA: /ˈkɑɹdɪkju/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.

Example Sentences

"A set of hilding fellows there were, whom we dismissed to find them a new master — enough had been done for revenge and profit; the bunch of them were not worth a cardecu."

Etymology

From French quart d'écu ‘quarter of an écu’.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑɹdɪkju/
British English: /ˈkɑːdɪkjuː/

Inflected Forms

cardecus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cardecu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹdɪkju/.
What does cardecu mean?: A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.
Where does cardecu come from?: From French quart d'écu ‘quarter of an écu’.

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