Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petits-chevaux

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: pe-tit-s-chevaux
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, distinguished by numbers or colors.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French [Term?] (literally “little horses”).

Origin

Source language: French

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does petits-chevaux mean?: A gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, distinguished by numbers or colors.
Where does petits-chevaux come from?: It is traced to French.

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