Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotorua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: ro-torua
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.

name

A lake in Rotorua district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.

name

A district of the Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand; in full, Rotorua Lakes. Seat: Rotorua.

name

A lake in Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Lake Rotorua.

Example Sentences

"New Zealanders call Rotorua Roto Vegas but that's pushing it a bit - Roto Blackpool maybe."
"Not everyone in Rotorua is happy with the name Rotovegas (sometimes Roto-Vegas)."

Etymology

From Māori Rotorua.

Word Breakdown

Root: Rotorua

Inflected Forms

Roturua (alternative)

Derived Forms

Rotovegas

Phrases

Lake Rotorua Rotorua District Rotorua Lake Rotorua Lakes Rotorua Lakes District

Questions

What does rotorua mean?: A city, the capital of Rotorua Lakes district, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua.
Where does rotorua come from?: From Māori Rotorua.

How to pronounce rotorua

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