Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

el segundo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: el se-gun-do
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

"I left my wallet in El Segundo / I gotta get it, I got, got to get it"

Etymology

From Spanish el segundo (literally “the second”), from being the second oil refinery in the state.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: el segundo

Questions

What does el segundo mean?: A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Where does el segundo come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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