Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

álava

/ˈɑləvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ala-va
IPA
/ˈɑləvə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Basque Country, Spain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Álava.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce álava?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑləvə/.
What does álava mean?
A province of the Basque Country, Spain.
Where does álava come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce álava

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