Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eau forte

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: eau -forte
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An etching or a print from an etched plate.

Etymology

Borrowed from French eau forte (“strong water; nitric acid (which is used in etching plates)”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: eau forte

Inflected Forms

eaux fortes (plural)

Questions

What does eau forte mean?: An etching or a print from an etched plate.
Where does eau forte come from?: It is traced to French.

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