Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jargonelle

/dʒɑːɡəˈnɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jar-gonelle
IPA: /dʒɑːɡəˈnɛl/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of pear.

Example Sentences

"A jargonell pear-tree at one end of the cottage, a rivulet, and flower-plot of a rood in extent, in front, and a kitchen-garden behind; […] announced the warm and cordial comforts which Old England, even at her most northern extremity, extends to her meanest inhabitants."
"She craves for fruit,—she has a constant fever on her; but jargonelle pears will do as well as anything, and there are quantities of them in the market."
""Of course I'm glad to find you alive but I really ran across with a few pears if you care to have them," remarked Nora, displaying the contents of her basket. "Jargonelles. We've got heaps and heaps and I know that yours are all the late kinds.""

Etymology

From French jargonelle, diminutive of jargon.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dʒɑːɡəˈnɛl/

Inflected Forms

jargonelles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jargonelle?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɑːɡəˈnɛl/.
What does jargonelle mean?: A variety of pear.
Where does jargonelle come from?: From French jargonelle, diminutive of jargon.

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