uruguay
/ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
name
A river in southern South America
Example Sentences
- "The conflict was finally settled in 1828 with the creation of the buffer state of Uruguay, but the prestige of the emperor had suffered a further blow as a result of this reverse, as it was perceived."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Tupi-Guarani *urua Classical Guarani uruguâ Proto-Tupian *ʔɨ Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔɨ Classical Guarani ĭ Classical Guarani Uruguaĭbor. Spanish Uruguaybor. English Uruguay Borrowed from Spanish Uruguay, borrowed from Classical Guarani Uruguaĭ, from uruguâ (“water snail”) + ĭ (“river”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈjʊɹəɡwaɪ/
- British English: /ˈjʊəɹəɡwaɪ/