madeira
/məˈdɪɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.
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The largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island.
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The largest tributary of the Amazon, running 900 miles from Pando Department, Bolivia through the states of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil to its mouth east of Manaus; in full, Madeira River.
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A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cincinnati named after landowner John Madeira.
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A surname from Portuguese.
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Etymology
From Portuguese Madeira, from Portuguese madeira (“wood”), from Latin materia, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Doublet of matter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /məˈdɪɹə/
- British English: /məˈdɪəɹə/
Usage
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Phrases
Madeira Beach
Madeira besom heath
Madeira blackcap
Madeira blueberry
Madeira brimstone
Madeira broom
Madeira butterfly ray
Madeira cake