Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malmaison

/ˌmælmeɪˈzɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: mal-mai-son
IPA: /ˌmælmeɪˈzɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rose cultivar with large, pale pink flowers that open flat.

Etymology

Named after the Château de Malmaison, where Joséphine de Beauharnais had created a magnificent rose garden.

Inflected Forms

Malmaisons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce malmaison?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmælmeɪˈzɒn/.
What does malmaison mean?: A rose cultivar with large, pale pink flowers that open flat.
Where does malmaison come from?: Named after the Château de Malmaison, where Joséphine de Beauharnais had created a magnificent rose garden.

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