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prud'homme

/pɹuˈdʌm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
prud'homme
IPA
/pɹuˈdʌm/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An honorable, upstanding man.

Archaic

noun

A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.

name

Alternative spelling of Prudhomme.

Etymology

Borrowed from French prud'homme. Compare prude.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹuˈdʌm/
  • British English: /ˈpruːdɒm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prud'hommes (plural) prudhomme (alternative)

Rhymes With

from some come become kingdom come mum sum blow to kingdom come overcome drum cum thumb

Questions

How do you pronounce prud'homme?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹuˈdʌm/.
What does prud'homme mean?
An honorable, upstanding man.
Where does prud'homme come from?
Borrowed from French prud'homme. Compare prude.

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