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poissant

/pɔɪzsˈɔnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pois-sant
IPA
/pɔɪzsˈɔnt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Poissant. This surname is mostly found in Canada.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Poissants (plural)

Rhymes With

haunt conte taunt flaunt gaunt jaunt daunt schwandt laplant pylant gauntt

Questions

How do you pronounce poissant?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɔɪzsˈɔnt/.
What does poissant mean?
A surname from French.
Where does poissant come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce poissant

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