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eau

/oʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
eau
IPA
/oʊ/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ea.

noun

Water.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Eurasian Economic Union.

name

Any of several rivers in Lincolnshire.

Etymology

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Compare English aqua. Compare ea, yeo. Related to, and spelling influenced by, but not derived from French eau (“water”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ea, ēa, *ahwō, *h₂ekʷeh₂, eau, eau, eaue

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eaus (plural)

Phrases

eau Créole eau de cologne eau de luce eau de nil eau de parfum eau de vie eau forte Barlings Eau

Frequently Paired Words

ea Eau yeo eau Créole eau de cologne eau de luce eau de nil eau de parfum

Homonyms

ewe u yew you hew hue Hugh (h-dropping) oh

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce eau?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊ/.
What does eau mean?
Alternative form of ea.
Where does eau come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce eau

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