Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primavera

/pɹimɑvˈɛɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
pri-mav-era
IPA
/pɹimɑvˈɛɹə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of species Roseodendron donnell-smithii, of Central America.

Countable

noun

Wood of trees of this species, white mahogany.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Italian primavera (“springtime”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce primavera?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹimɑvˈɛɹə/.
What does primavera mean?
Describing a light vegetable sauce, especially one served with pasta.
Where does primavera come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce primavera

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