Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarahumara

/tɑɹəhˈumɑɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: tarahu-mara
IPA: /tɑɹəhˈumɑɹə/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indigenous ethnic group of the Americas, inhabiting the state of Chihuahua in Mexico.

name

The Uto-Aztecan language of these people.

Example Sentences

"The Tarahumara are renowned for their long-distance running ability."

Inflected Forms

Tarahumar (alternative) Tarahumare (alternative) Tarahumari (alternative)

Derived Forms

Tarahumaran

Questions

How do you pronounce tarahumara?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑɹəhˈumɑɹə/.
What does tarahumara mean?: An indigenous ethnic group of the Americas, inhabiting the state of Chihuahua in Mexico.

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