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merlette

/mɚˈlɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mer-lette
IPA
/mɚˈlɛt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In French heraldry, a depiction of a mythological bird without beak or feet.

Etymology

From Late Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman merlet (from merle (“blackbird”) + -et (“suffix forming a noun”)), or from Middle French merlette (“little blackbird; merlette (heraldic charge)”) (from merle (“blackbird”)—formerly a feminine noun) + -ette (“diminutive suffix for a feminine noun”). Merle is from Latin merula (“blackbird”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- (“black; blackbird”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɚˈlɛt/
  • British English: /məːˈlɛt/

Inflected Forms

merlettes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

martlet

Questions

How do you pronounce merlette?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚˈlɛt/.
What does merlette mean?
In French heraldry, a depiction of a mythological bird without beak or feet.
Where does merlette come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce merlette

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