Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silvana

/sɪlvˈɑnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: sil-vana
IPA: /sɪlvˈɑnə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Filipino dessert, a frozen cookie made from a layer of buttercream sandwiched between two cashew-meringue wafers coated with cookie crumbs.

name

A female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Example Sentences

"At Lochwinnoch, on the 13th curt. Mr. William Brodie, of Ward, to Miss Silvana Caldwell."
"Donna Johns is 18, congratulations and love from Angela, Will, Nicola, Wayne, James and baby Silvana and especially Joan and Ken."
"Brian and Nathaly Sherrill of Ava, Missouri are very pleased and happy to announce the birth of their baby daughter, Silvana Isabel Sherrill"

Etymology

From Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Silvana, from Latin Silvāna.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Silvana, Silvāna

Inflected Forms

silvanas (plural)

Rhymes With

gonna wanna marijuana ana donna madonna rihanna nirvana mana guyana botswana haryana

Questions

How do you pronounce silvana?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪlvˈɑnə/.
What does silvana mean?: A Filipino dessert, a frozen cookie made from a layer of buttercream sandwiched between two cashew-meringue wafers coated with cookie crumbs.
Where does silvana come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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