Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paulistano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paulis-tano
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone from São Paulo, Brazil.

Example Sentences

"Paulistanos are infamous workaholics; other Brazilians joke about their obsession with meetings and office politics and all the trappings of business."

Etymology

From Portuguese paulistano.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: paulistano

Inflected Forms

Paulistanos (plural)

Questions

What does paulistano mean?: Someone from São Paulo, Brazil.
Where does paulistano come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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