Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaticanese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vat-i-canese
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Vatican City.

name

Ecclesiastical Latin as spoken in the Vatican City.

Informal

name

Jargon associated with the Catholic Church and/or the papal government.

Informal

Etymology

From Vatican + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Vatican

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does vaticanese mean?: Of or pertaining to the Vatican City.
Where does vaticanese come from?: From Vatican + -ese.

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