Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roseau

/ɹəʊˈzəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: roseau
IPA: /ɹəʊˈzəʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Dominica.

name

A city, the county seat of Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.

name

A town in Saint Lucia.

Etymology

From French roseau (“reed”), originally named by French explorers for the river reeds found there.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: roseau

Phrases

Roseau County

Questions

How do you pronounce roseau?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəʊˈzəʊ/.
What does roseau mean?: The capital city of Dominica.
Where does roseau come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce roseau

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