Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galloon

/ɡəˈluːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-loon
IPA: /ɡəˈluːn/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And when the "Atlantis" had finally entered the port and all its many-decked mass leaned against the quay, and the gang-plank began to rattle heavily, — what a crowd of porters, with their assistants, in caps with golden galloons, what a crowd of various boys and husky ragamuffins with pads of colored postal cards attacked the Gentleman from San Francisco, offering their services!"
"His hair is tied back with a bit of silver galloon, and he is dressed with panache in a blue velvet jacket, white silk hose, buckled pumps."

Etymology

From French galon, from galonner (“to braid”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: galon

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɡəˈluːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

galloons (plural)

Derived Forms

gallooned

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon typhoon platoon

Questions

How do you pronounce galloon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈluːn/.
What does galloon mean?: A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions.
Where does galloon come from?: It is traced to French.

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