Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trieste

/tɹiːˈɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: tri-este
IPA: /tɹiːˈɛst/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy.

name

A city in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy, the capital of the province.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Trieste.

Derived Forms

Triestine

Phrases

Zone A

Frequently Paired Words

Istria Zone A

Rhymes With

least east released north-east increased priest beast southeast northeast decreased deceased feast

Questions

How do you pronounce trieste?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹiːˈɛst/.
What does trieste mean?: A province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy.
Where does trieste come from?: Borrowed from Italian Trieste.

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