Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pamperdy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pam-perdy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of eggy bread or French toast, the egg mixture being poured onto the bread during cooking.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] pies of divers kinds, as warden-pie, olive-pie, pippin-pie, mince-pie, and baked chewets; hog-liver puddings, veal-toasts, carponadoes, pamperdy, links, fritters, tansies, and quelques-choses; jumbals, leach-lombards, custards, or dowsets; suckets, wet and dry; March-pane, sugar-bread; jellies of all colours, marmalades, and florentines; as well as juncates, and dainty confections, spiced and richly sweetened, of quinces, pomegranates, oranges, and other fruits, with cream of sugar."

Etymology

From French pain perdu.

Usage

Questions

What does pamperdy mean?: A form of eggy bread or French toast, the egg mixture being poured onto the bread during cooking.
Where does pamperdy come from?: From French pain perdu.

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