Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trottoir

/tɹɒtˈwɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trot-toir
IPA: /tɹɒtˈwɑː(ɹ)/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Head-less bodies were trailed along the trottoirs."

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle French trotter French trotter Old French -eoir French -oir French trottoirbor. English trottoir Borrowed from French trottoir.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

trottoirs (plural)

Synonyms

sidewalk pavement footpath

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce trottoir?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɒtˈwɑː(ɹ)/.
What does trottoir mean?: A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
Where does trottoir come from?: Etymology tree Middle French trotter French trotter Old French -eoir French -oir French trottoirbor. English trottoir Borrowed from French trottoir.

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