Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fer-de-lance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer--de-lance
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bothrops lanceolatus or other lancehead snakes of genus Bothrops.

Etymology

Borrowed from French fer de lance (“spearhead”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: fer de lance

Inflected Forms

fer-de-lances (plural) fers-de-lance (plural)

Synonyms

bothrops atrops

Questions

What does fer-de-lance mean?: Bothrops lanceolatus or other lancehead snakes of genus Bothrops.
Where does fer-de-lance come from?: It is traced to French.

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