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poitou

/pwɑˈtu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
Poi-tou
IPA
/pwɑˈtu/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Poitou, ultimately from Latin Pictāvus, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Pictāvus, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pwɑˈtu/
  • British English: /ˈpwɑːtuː/

Phrases

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou

Frequently Paired Words

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Poitevin poitevinite Poitiers

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce poitou?
The recorded pronunciation is /pwɑˈtu/.
What does poitou mean?
A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.
Where does poitou come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce poitou

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