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montreux

/ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
mon-treux
IPA
/ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.

name

A small commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est region, France.

Etymology

From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/
  • British English: /ˌmɒntɹəʊ/

Synonyms

Mustruel

Questions

How do you pronounce montreux?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑnˈtɹoʊ/.
What does montreux mean?
A town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
Where does montreux come from?
It is traced to French.

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