Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gondoliere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gon-do-liere
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of gondolier.

Example Sentences

"A thousand lamps, from the illuminated squares of the city, reflected their burnished hues along the wave, and the mellow chaunt of the gondolieres kept time to the gentle plashing of their oars."
"Try the risi-bisi, a thick soup and traditional in Venice as the gondolieres."
"The scene was oddly reminiscent of a bunch of Venetian gondolieres gone berserk with their oars, but the effort paid off."

Etymology

Directly from Italian gondoliere.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: gondoliere

Inflected Forms

gondolieres (plural)

Synonyms

gondolier

Questions

What does gondoliere mean?: Alternative form of gondolier.
Where does gondoliere come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce gondoliere

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