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são francisco

/ˌsaʊ fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
sao fran-cis-co
IPA
/ˌsaʊ fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Minas Gerais and Northeast Region, Brazil.

Etymology

From Portuguese São Francisco (“Saint Francis”). Doublet of San Francisco.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

How do you pronounce são francisco?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaʊ fɹænˈsɪskoʊ/.
What does são francisco mean?
A river in Minas Gerais and Northeast Region, Brazil.
Where does são francisco come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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