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courtois

/kˈɔɹtwɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
cour-tois
IPA
/kˈɔɹtwɑ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French Courtois.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Courtoises (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce courtois?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹtwɑ/.
What does courtois mean?
A surname from French.
Where does courtois come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce courtois

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