Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

querétaro

/kəˈɹeɪtɑɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
quere-taro
IPA
/kəˈɹeɪtɑɹoʊ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state of Mexico.

Etymology

From Spanish Querétaro, possibly from Purepecha Crettaro.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Querétaro, Crettaro

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˈɹeɪtɑɹoʊ/
  • British English: /kɪˈɹeɪtɛəɹəʊ/

Questions

How do you pronounce querétaro?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹeɪtɑɹoʊ/.
What does querétaro mean?
A state of Mexico.
Where does querétaro come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce querétaro

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