Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norteña

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: norte-na
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A song in the norteño genre.

Example Sentences

"With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona, which includes genres like ranchera, banda and norteña music."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish norteña.

Inflected Forms

norteñas (plural)

Questions

What does norteña mean?: A song in the norteño genre.
Where does norteña come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish norteña.

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