Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sucre

/ˈsuːkɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: su-cre
IPA: /ˈsuːkɹeɪ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.

name

The constitutional capital of Bolivia.

name

A department in Colombia.

name

A town and municipality in Sucre department, Colombia.

name

A town and municipality in Cauca department, Colombia.

name

One of 23 states in Venezuela.

Example Sentences

"La Paz and Sucre dispute which city should be the capital. Santa Cruz, in the east, clamors for autonomy."

Etymology

From Spanish Sucre, from the name of Venezuelan independence leader Antonio José de Sucre.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Sucre

Inflected Forms

sucres (plural)

Phrases

La Paz

Frequently Paired Words

La Paz

Rhymes With

euchre fluker luker buker

Questions

How do you pronounce sucre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsuːkɹeɪ/.
What does sucre mean?: The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
Where does sucre come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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