digue

/diɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

"In November this Year, happen'd a Storm at North-Weſt[…]; and ſeveral Breaches in the great Digues near Enchuyſen, and others between Amſterdam and Harlem, made way for ſuch Inundations as had not been ſeen before by any Man then alive, and filled the Country with many Relations of moſt deplorable Events."

Borrowed from French digue. Doublet of dike.

digues (plural)

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How do you pronounce digue?

The recorded pronunciation is /diɡ/.

What does digue mean?

Alternative form of dike.

Where does digue come from?

Borrowed from French digue. Doublet of dike.

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