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tortola

/toɹˈtoʊlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
Tor-to-la
IPA
/toɹˈtoʊlə/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

Etymology

Named after the Dutch island of Tholen with integration of the contracted preposition ter. The toponym was later (incorrectly) reinterpreted as a derivation from Spanish tórtola (“turtle dove”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /toɹˈtoʊlə/
  • British English: /tɔːˈtəʊlə/

Derived Forms

Tortolan Tortolian

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

How do you pronounce tortola?
The recorded pronunciation is /toɹˈtoʊlə/.
What does tortola mean?
An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.
Where does tortola come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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