Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paparazze

/ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tseɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pa-ràz-ze
IPA: /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tseɪ/

31

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of paparazza

Example Sentences

"Stunningly attractive law student ANTONIA SCHERER and her girlfriend JUDY are earning vacation money as Paparazze for a slimy gossip columnist named WALZ."

Etymology

From Italian paparazze.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: paparazze

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tseɪ/
British English: /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæ.tseɪ/

Questions

How do you pronounce paparazze?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑ.tseɪ/.
What does paparazze mean?: plural of paparazza
Where does paparazze come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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