Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemin de fer

/ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: chem-in de fer
IPA: /ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A card game, a variation of baccarat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Bond had spent the last two afternoons and most of the nights at the Casino, playing complicated progression systems on the even chances at roulette. He made a high banco at chemin-de-fer whenever he heard one offered."
"The person who left at 1:00 is either Alice or the woman who played chemin de fer (9), so in either case she is a woman."
"“Come on,” Kit motioning her with his head over to a chemin-de-fer table"

Etymology

Borrowed from French chemin de fer (literally “railway”), from being a faster variant of baccarat.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chemin de fer

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chemin-de-fer (alternative)

Derived Forms

chemmie chemmy

Synonyms

baccarat

Questions

How do you pronounce chemin de fer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˌmæ̃ də ˈfɛə/.
What does chemin de fer mean?: A card game, a variation of baccarat.
Where does chemin de fer come from?: It is traced to French.

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