Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lieu-dit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: lieu-dit
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In France, the smallest piece of land which has a traditional vineyard name assigned to it.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lieu-dit (literally “said location”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: lieu-dit

Inflected Forms

lieux-dits (plural)

Questions

What does lieu-dit mean?: In France, the smallest piece of land which has a traditional vineyard name assigned to it.
Where does lieu-dit come from?: It is traced to French.

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