Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maine-et-loire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: maine-et-loire
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A department of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Angers.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Maine-et-Loire, originally named Mayenne-et-Loire, from two rivers in the region, Maine and Loire.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Maine-et-Loire

Questions

What does maine-et-loire mean?: A department of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: Angers.
Where does maine-et-loire come from?: It is traced to French.

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