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maranhão

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
maran-hao
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Maranhão.

Questions

What does maranhão mean?
A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Luís.
Where does maranhão come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese Maranhão.

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