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guadeloupe

/ɡwɑdəˈlʊp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
guade-loupe
IPA
/ɡwɑdəˈlʊp/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean.

name

An archipelago, overseas department, and administrative region of France, including the island of Guadeloupe.

Etymology

From French Guadeloupe, from Spanish Santa María de Guadalupe (The Virgin Mary named after the Spanish town of Guadalupe in Extremadura). Doublet of Guadalupe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡwɑdəˈlʊp/
  • British English: /ɡwɑːdəˈluːp/

Derived Forms

Guadeloupean Guadeloupian

Rhymes With

group loop soup troop scoop poop hoop coop snoop coupe troupe whoop

Questions

How do you pronounce guadeloupe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡwɑdəˈlʊp/.
What does guadeloupe mean?
An island at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean.
Where does guadeloupe come from?
It is traced to French.

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