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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

percheron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
percheron
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breed of draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey type.

noun

Alternative form of Percheron

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French Percheron, from Perche, the name of a region of northern France where the horses are bred.

Inflected Forms

Percherons (plural)

Questions

What does percheron mean?
A breed of draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey type.
Where does percheron come from?
From French Percheron, from Perche, the name of a region of northern France where the horses are bred.

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