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estafette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
estafette
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: estafette, staffetta

Usage

Inflected Forms

estafettes (plural) estafet (alternative)

Questions

What does estafette mean?
A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.
Where does estafette come from?
It is traced to French.

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