stroganov
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Example Sentences
- "One of the most prominent families of the time was the Stroganovs, who spent a great deal of time in Paris and had a passion for French cuisine."
- "Reid tells the story of Siberia, itself a movie peopled with wealthy boyars (the Stroganovs, who came to Siberia for iron and ore), diamond plunderers (not unlike our gold-rush pioneers), Khans (all magically related to Genghis), pirates like Yermak (the Cossack version of Robin Hood)."
- "The Stroganovs, Russia's famous traders and manufacturers, were rich enough to fund the government's war efforts in the 17th century, but were still dependent on the crown for their business licenses and for permits to trade abroad."
Etymology
Transliteration of Russian Стро́ганов (Stróganov).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: stroganov