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escalade

/ˈɛskəˌleɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
es-calade
IPA
/ˈɛskəˌleɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of scaling walls or fortifications.

verb

To scale the walls of a fortification.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French escalade, from Italian scalata, from scalare (“to climb”), from scala (“ladder”), from Latin scālae (“ladder”). Doublet of scalade.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: escalade, scalata, scālae

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛskəˌleɪd/
  • British English: /ˌɛskəˈleɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

escalades (plural) escalades (present, singular) escalading (participle, present) escaladed (participle, past) escaladed (past)

Derived Forms

escalader

Synonyms

scalade

Rhymes With

god squad odd rod todd cod nod pod quad assad facade dodd

Questions

How do you pronounce escalade?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛskəˌleɪd/.
What does escalade mean?
An act of scaling walls or fortifications.
Where does escalade come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce escalade

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