Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poteau

/ˈpoʊtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: poteau
IPA: /ˈpoʊtoʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

Etymology

Named after the Poteau River, from French poteau.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: poteau

Questions

How do you pronounce poteau?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊtoʊ/.
What does poteau mean?: A city, the county seat of Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.
Where does poteau come from?: It is traced to French.

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