Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinzaine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: quin-zaine
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning.

noun

A piece of verse having fifteen syllables.

Etymology

Borrowed from French quinzaine.

Inflected Forms

quinzaines (plural)

Questions

What does quinzaine mean?: The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both days in the reckoning.
Where does quinzaine come from?: Borrowed from French quinzaine.

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