Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

igapó

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
igapo
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blackwater-flooded Amazonian forest.

Etymology

From Portuguese igapó, from Old Tupi 'ygapó, from y (“water; river”) and apó (“full”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: igapó, 'ygapó

Inflected Forms

Frequently Paired Words

várzea

Questions

What does igapó mean?
A blackwater-flooded Amazonian forest.
Where does igapó come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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