Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repoussage

/ɹəˈpuːsɑːʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-pous-sage
IPA: /ɹəˈpuːsɑːʒ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side, either to produce decorative work or to level up part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French repoussage, from repousser.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: repoussage

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce repoussage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈpuːsɑːʒ/.
What does repoussage mean?: The art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from the reverse side, either to produce decorative work or to level up part of an etched plate that has been worked so as to cause a depression.
Where does repoussage come from?: It is traced to French.

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