Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

couderay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coud-er-ay
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A tributary of the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, first named Riviere des Courte Oreilles (River of the Short Ears); in full, the Couderay River.

Etymology

From French courtes (“short”) + oreilles (“ears”), in connection with the ears of the Ojibwe people.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does couderay mean?
A town and village therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
Where does couderay come from?
It is traced to French.

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