Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

espelette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: es-pelette
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Espelette, from Basque Ezpeleta.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ezpeleta

Phrases

Espelette pepper

Questions

What does espelette mean?: A village and commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France.
Where does espelette come from?: Borrowed from French Espelette, from Basque Ezpeleta.

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