Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tricorne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: tri-corne
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of tricorn (“three-cornered hat”).

Etymology

From French tricorne, from Latin tricornis. Doublet of tricorn.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: tricorne, tricornis

Inflected Forms

tricornes (plural)

Synonyms

tricorn

Questions

What does tricorne mean?: Alternative form of tricorn (“three-cornered hat”).
Where does tricorne come from?: It is traced to French.

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