Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garrupa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gar-ru-pa
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastes; a rockfish.

Etymology

Possibly from Portuguese garupa (“crupper”) or Portuguese garoupa (“grouper”). Compare grouper.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: garupa, garoupa

Inflected Forms

garrupas (plural)

Questions

What does garrupa mean?: One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastes; a rockfish.
Where does garrupa come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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