Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metairie

/ˈmɛtəri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: metairie
IPA: /ˈmɛtəri/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Etymology

Borrowed from French métairie (“small tenant farm”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: métairie

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce metairie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛtəri/.
What does metairie mean?: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Where does metairie come from?: It is traced to French.

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