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sonoma

/sənˈoʊmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
sono-ma
IPA
/sənˈoʊmə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A valley in northern California, United States.

name

A city in Sonoma County, California, United States, named after the eponymous valley.

Etymology

From a Suisun language variously thought to mean "valley of the moon", "many moons", or to derive from tso (the earth) and noma (village).

Derived Forms

Sonomarin

Phrases

Sonoma County

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma lymphoma aroma melanoma carcinoma glaucoma loma moma paloma mesothelioma oma

Questions

How do you pronounce sonoma?
The recorded pronunciation is /sənˈoʊmə/.
What does sonoma mean?
A valley in northern California, United States.
Where does sonoma come from?
From a Suisun language variously thought to mean "valley of the moon", "many moons", or to derive from tso (the earth) and noma (village).

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