Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalmette

/ʃæl.mɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: chal-mette
IPA: /ʃæl.mɛt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A census-designated place, the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, in southeastern Louisiana, United States.

Etymology

Named for its founder, Louis-Xavier Martin de Lino de Chalmette, from French.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Derived Forms

Chalmettian

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chalmette?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃæl.mɛt/.
What does chalmette mean?: A census-designated place, the parish seat of St. Bernard Parish, in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
Where does chalmette come from?: It is traced to French.

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