Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maquisard

/makiːˈzɑː(d)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maquis-ard
IPA: /makiːˈzɑː(d)/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.

Example Sentences

"The revolt touched bottom, reduced to little more than 350 active maquisards."

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquisard.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: maquisard

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /makiːˈzɑː(d)/

Inflected Forms

maquisards (plural)

Synonyms

maquis

Questions

How do you pronounce maquisard?: The recorded pronunciation is /makiːˈzɑː(d)/.
What does maquisard mean?: A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
Where does maquisard come from?: It is traced to French.

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