Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mal de mer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: mal de mer
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Literary; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French mal de mer (literally “sickness of sea”).

Usage

Synonyms

seasickness naupathia

Questions

What does mal de mer mean?: seasickness
Where does mal de mer come from?: Borrowed from French mal de mer (literally “sickness of sea”).

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