Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perrier

/pˈɛɹiɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: per-ri-er
IPA: /pˈɛɹiɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short mortar used for throwing stone shot.

name

Example Sentences

"FIrst there were sixe great gunnes, cannons perriers of brasse , that shot a stone of three foote and a halfe"

Etymology

Old French perriere, perrier, French perrière, pierrier. Compare pederero.

Inflected Forms

perriers (plural)

Rhymes With

terrier scarier harrier merrier ferrier farrier verrier guerrier berrier

Questions

How do you pronounce perrier?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛɹiɚ/.
What does perrier mean?: A short mortar used for throwing stone shot.
Where does perrier come from?: Old French perriere, perrier, French perrière, pierrier. Compare pederero.

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