Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zolaesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zo-laesque
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the literary or thematic style of the French writer Émile Zola (1840–1902).

Etymology

Etymology tree English Zola Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Vulgar Latin -iscus Italian -escobor. French -esquebor. English -esque English Zolaesque From Zola + -esque.

Inflected Forms

more Zolaesque (comparative) most Zolaesque (superlative)

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Questions

What does zolaesque mean?
In the literary or thematic style of the French writer Émile Zola (1840–1902).
Where does zolaesque come from?
Etymology tree English Zola Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Vulgar Latin -iscus Italian -escobor. French -esquebor. English -esque English Zolaesque From Zola + -esque.

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