Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vilcanota

/ˌvɪlkəˈnoʊtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Vil-ca-no-ta
IPA: /ˌvɪlkəˈnoʊtə/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain range in the southeast of Peru, part of the Andes.

name

A river in the same region, also known as the Urubamba in its lower reaches.

Etymology

From Spanish Vilcanota, itself borrowed from Quechua willkamayu (“sacred river”) and Aymara willkanuta (“house of the sun”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Vilcanota, willkamayu, willkanuta

Frequently Paired Words

Urubamba Cusco

Questions

How do you pronounce vilcanota?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪlkəˈnoʊtə/.
What does vilcanota mean?: A mountain range in the southeast of Peru, part of the Andes.
Where does vilcanota come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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