Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lechuguilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: lechuguil-la
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agave lechuguilla, an agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish lechuguilla.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: lechuguilla

Usage

Inflected Forms

lechuguillas (plural)

Questions

What does lechuguilla mean?: Agave lechuguilla, an agave species found only in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Where does lechuguilla come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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