Definition of FIACRE

fiacre

Plural: fiacres

Noun

  • A small, horse-drawn carriage for hire, common in 18th-century France.
  • A small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.

Examples

  • He used a low-scoring FIACRE to set up a double-letter score for his next turn.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French fiacre. From Hôtel de Saint Fiacre, a tavern in Paris operating a horse-carriage service from the 1640s, itself named after the Irish Saint Fiacre (c. 600–670 CE), perhaps from Irish fiach (“raven”).

Scrabble Score: 11

fiacre: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fiacre: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fiacre: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

fiacre: valid Words With Friends Word