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tous-les-mois

tous-les-mois
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-luh-mwah]
    • /ˌtu ləˈmwɑ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-luh-mwah]
    • /ˌtu ləˈmwɑ/

Definitions of tous-les-mois word

  • noun tous-les-mois a large-grained farinaceous food resembling arrowroot, obtained from a South American canna, Canna edulis, and used in baby food. 1
  • noun tous-les-mois a large widely cultivated plant, Canna edulis, of the Caribbean and South America, having purplish stems and leaves, bright red flowers and edible tubers: family Cannaceae 0
  • noun tous-les-mois the tuber of this plant, used as a source of starch 0

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Origin of tous-les-mois

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < French: all the months, said to be by folk etymology from Antillean Creole toloman, of uncertain origin

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Parts of speech for Tous-les-mois

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tous-les-mois popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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