Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gargouillade

/ˌɡɑː(ɹ)ɡuːˈjɑːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gar-gouil-lade
IPA: /ˌɡɑː(ɹ)ɡuːˈjɑːd/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe

Example Sentences

"[…] Ms. Ashley didn’t trump that of the role’s originator, Patricia Wilde (whose gargouillades — the sideways jumps where the feet write rings in the air — are still recalled in awe)."

Etymology

From French gargouillade, from gargouiller (“to bubble”).

Inflected Forms

gargouillades (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gargouillade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɑː(ɹ)ɡuːˈjɑːd/.
What does gargouillade mean?: A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe
Where does gargouillade come from?: From French gargouillade, from gargouiller (“to bubble”).

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