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pierre perdu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
pier-re per-du
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blocks of stone or concrete heaped loosely in the water to make a foundation (as for a sea wall), a breakwater, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French pierre perdue, literally "lost stone".

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Questions

What does pierre perdu mean?
Blocks of stone or concrete heaped loosely in the water to make a foundation (as for a sea wall), a breakwater, etc.
Where does pierre perdu come from?
It is traced to French.

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