Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuissard

/kwisɑɹ(d)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cuis-sard
IPA: /kwisɑɹ(d)/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard.

Example Sentences

"His looks anxiously followed the men as, upon given signals, they disappeared and returned with a fresh supply of cuissards, brassards, gorgets, knee and breast plates, groaning under the weight […]"

Inflected Forms

cuissards (plural) cuissart (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cuisse cuissette

Questions

How do you pronounce cuissard?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwisɑɹ(d)/.
What does cuissard mean?: An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard.

How to pronounce cuissard

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cuissard”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kwisɑɹ(d)/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “cuissard”.
Repeat and practice — Say “cuissard” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.