Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huelva

/ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: huel-va
IPA: /ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in the southwest of Andalusia, Spain. Capital: Huelva.

name

A city in Huelva, Spain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Latin Onuba or Onoba, from Phoenician 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ʿnʿ bʿl, “Baal's fortress”), through Arabic وَلْبَة (walba).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Onuba, 𐤏𐤍𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤋, وَلْبَة

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/

Questions

How do you pronounce huelva?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(h)wɛlvɑ/.
What does huelva mean?: A province in the southwest of Andalusia, Spain. Capital: Huelva.
Where does huelva come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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