Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lasalle

/ləˈsæl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: lasalle
IPA: /ləˈsæl/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Countable

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A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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a brand of automobile produced by General Motors between 1927 and 1940.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Three people who were onboard the twin-engine Cessna 310 when it crashed were killed, according to Michael LaSalle, assistant fire chief with Boca Raton Fire Rescue. […] The plane took off from Boca Raton about 10 a.m. and was headed to Tallahassee, officials said. About 10:12 a.m. Boca Raton fire and police dispatch received a call for a plane in trouble and the aircraft crashed at 10:20 a.m., according to LaSalle and the FAA."

Etymology

From French Lasalle.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Lasalle

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lasalles (plural) la Salle (alternative) Salle (alternative)

Phrases

LaSalle County LaSalle Parish

Homonyms

la salle

Rhymes With

al shall canal cal pal gal val hal morale mal rationale sal

Questions

How do you pronounce lasalle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈsæl/.
What does lasalle mean?: A surname from French.
Where does lasalle come from?: It is traced to French.

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