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lahontan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
la-hon-tan
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France

name

Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce, Baron of Lahontan (1666–1716), a French explorer known for his accounts of New France, especially Nouveaux Voyages dans l’Amerique septentrionale (New Travels in North America).

Etymology

Borrowed from French Lahontan, from Middle French la Hontan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

La Hontan (alternative)

Phrases

Lahontan Mountains Lahontan Valley Lake Lahontan

Questions

What does lahontan mean?
A commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France
Where does lahontan come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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