Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mort de chien

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: mort de chien
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

A fanciful French corruption ("mort de chien" = "dog's death") of Portuguese mordexim.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: mordexim

Usage

Questions

What does mort de chien mean?: Cholera.
Where does mort de chien come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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