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la cognata

/la.koˈnjɒ.ta/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la cog-na-ta
IPA
/la.koˈnjɒ.ta/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Sicilian.

Etymology

From Sicilian La Cognata, a surname derived from cugnata (“hatchet”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

La Cognatas (plural) La Cognataes (plural) la-Cognata (alternative) Lacognata (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce la cognata?
The recorded pronunciation is /la.koˈnjɒ.ta/.
What does la cognata mean?
A surname from Sicilian.
Where does la cognata come from?
From Sicilian La Cognata, a surname derived from cugnata (“hatchet”).

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