Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chagall

/tʃəɡˈɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: cha-gall
IPA: /tʃəɡˈɑl/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artwork, or a copy of one, by the famous artist Marc Chagall.

name

A surname from French; (art) used specifically of Marc Chagall (1887–1985), a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin, renown for his use of colors and as a pioneer of modernism, incorporating elements of symbolism, fauvism, and cubism.

Example Sentences

"[Dr Shigeru Watanabe] has previously shown that Java sparrows are able to distinguish cubist paintings from impressionist and Japanese ones, and that pigeons can tell a Chagall from a Van Gogh, as well as discriminating between the Japanese school and the impressionist."
"For the next two weeks David worked resolutely at the drawing board turning out Chagalls in crayon, watercolor, and gouache, and he even experimented boldly in oils."
"“What's tha most monay for a paintin' eva?” ¶ She smiled. “Well, last month I sold a Braque for two million and a Chagall oil for four million. […]”"
"Images of flying brides, goats, acrobats and musicians recur again and again in the work of Chagall, each time reworked through the colour spectrum in a world at once harmonious and spiritual."

Etymology

From a French surname of Hebrew origin.

Inflected Forms

Chagalls (plural)

Derived Forms

Chagallesque Chagallian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chagall?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃəɡˈɑl/.
What does chagall mean?: An artwork, or a copy of one, by the famous artist Marc Chagall.
Where does chagall come from?: From a French surname of Hebrew origin.

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