Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laurel canyon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: lau-rel -canyon
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Los Angeles, California.

Example Sentences

"Laurel Canyon looked like a camp for hippies. The cats had longer hair than the chicks; hardly any of the chicks were wearing bras under their tie-dyed tops; stone-eyed guys were offering up free joints; stone-eyed gals were offering up free love."

Etymology

Named after California laurel.

Questions

What does laurel canyon mean?: A district of Los Angeles, California.
Where does laurel canyon come from?: Named after California laurel.

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