Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

el cerrito

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: el cer-ri-to
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

name

A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

"Ruthanna Boris, a versatile dancer and choreographer who was the first American ballerina to be a star of one of the prestigious Ballets Russes troupes of the ’40s, died Friday at her home in El Cerrito, Calif. She was 88."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish El Cerrito (literally “the little hill”).

Questions

What does el cerrito mean?: A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
Where does el cerrito come from?: Borrowed from Spanish El Cerrito (literally “the little hill”).

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