fiacre

fi·a·cre

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fee-ah-ker, -ahk; French fya-kruh]
- /fiˈɑ kər, -ˈɑk; French ˈfya krə/
- /fɪ.ˈɑːkr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fee-ah-ker, -ahk; French fya-kruh]
- /fiˈɑ kər, -ˈɑk; French ˈfya krə/

Definitions of fiacre word

noun plural fiacre a small horse-drawn carriage. 1
noun fiacre A small four-wheeled carriage for public hire. 1
noun fiacre a small four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, usually with a folding roof 0
noun fiacre in France, a small carriage for hire 0

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Origin of fiacre

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < French; after the Hotel de St. Fiacre in Paris, where such carriages were first for hire

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Parts of speech for Fiacre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fiacre

fiacre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fiacre usage trend in Literature

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