Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madrean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: madrean
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the Sierra Madre Occidental

Example Sentences

"He defined the Madrean archipelago as those island mountains with a pine-oak woodland."

Etymology

From Spanish madre + -an. Named for the Sierra Madre Occidental

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: madre
Suffix: Spanish madre

Questions

What does madrean mean?: Pertaining to the Sierra Madre Occidental
Where does madrean come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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