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pend d'oreille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
pend d'or-eille
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.

Etymology

From French [Term?] (literally “hangs from ear”), a term introduced by French-speaking colonists and traders in reference to the large shell earrings worn by these people.

Origin

Inflected Forms

Pend d'Oreilles (plural)

Synonyms

Kalispel

Questions

What does pend d'oreille mean?
A member of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.
Where does pend d'oreille come from?
It is traced to French.

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