Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mitrailleuse

/ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-trailleuse
IPA: /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.

Etymology

From French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler (“to fire grapeshot”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: mitrailleuse

Inflected Forms

mitrailleuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mitraille mitraillade mitrailleur

Questions

How do you pronounce mitrailleuse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmiːtɹəˈjɜz/.
What does mitrailleuse mean?: A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.
Where does mitrailleuse come from?: It is traced to French.

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