Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khmer rouge

/ˈkmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: khmer rouge
IPA: /ˈkmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Khmer rouge (“red Khmer”), from Khmer (“Khmer”) + rouge (“red”).

Phrases

Killing Fields Democratic Kampuchea

Frequently Paired Words

Killing Fields Democratic Kampuchea

Questions

How do you pronounce khmer rouge?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/.
What does khmer rouge mean?: A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.
Where does khmer rouge come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French Khmer rouge (“red Khmer”), from Khmer (“Khmer”) + rouge (“red”).

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