Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kristang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kris-tang
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Malacca Creole Portuguese.

Etymology

From Malay Kristang, from Portuguese cristão. Cognate with Japanese キリシタン (kirishitan, “early Japanese Christianity”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Kristang, cristão

Synonyms

Malacca Creole Portuguese

Questions

What does kristang mean?: Synonym of Malacca Creole Portuguese.
Where does kristang come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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