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chenier

/ʃəˈnɛəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
che-nier
IPA
/ʃəˈnɛəɹ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.

Uncountable

noun

A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

From (Louisiana) French chênière, from chêne (“oak”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Geology.

Inflected Forms

cheniers (plural) cheniere (alternative)

Rhymes With

tenure

Questions

How do you pronounce chenier?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈnɛəɹ/.
What does chenier mean?
An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
Where does chenier come from?
It is traced to French.

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