Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuquén

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: neuquen
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in western Argentina.

name

The capital city of Neuquén province, Argentina.

name

A tributary of the Río Negro.

Etymology

From Spanish Neuquén, from Mapudungun Nehuenken.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Neuquén, Nehuenken

Questions

What does neuquén mean?: A province in western Argentina.
Where does neuquén come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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