Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

souterrain

/ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: souter-rain
IPA: /ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.

Example Sentences

"Now when my son saw that I separated them, he secretly built this souterrain and furnished it and transported to it victuals, even as thou seest; and, when I had gone out a-sporting, came here with his sister and hid from me."

Etymology

From French souterrain, from sous (“under”) + terrain (“ground”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: souterrain

Inflected Forms

souterrains (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce souterrain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuːtəɹeɪn/.
What does souterrain mean?: An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.
Where does souterrain come from?: It is traced to French.

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