How to pronounce arpent
American English pronunciation
ar-PAHN
- IPA
- /ɑɹˈpɑn/
- Syllables
- ar · PAHN (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What arpent means
An old French measure of land, close to an acre
In a sentence: The settlers' cabin sat on a single arpent of land beside the river.
Where it comes from: It came through French from a Latin word for a patch of field, which goes back to an old Celtic word for the end of a field.
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