Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eton mess

/ˌiː.tən ˈmɛs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: eton mess
IPA: /ˌiː.tən ˈmɛs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An English dessert of strawberries with cream and pieces of meringue, traditionally served at the prizegiving picnic of Eton College.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Eton messes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce eton mess?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌiː.tən ˈmɛs/.
What does eton mess mean?: An English dessert of strawberries with cream and pieces of meringue, traditionally served at the prizegiving picnic of Eton College.

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