Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madre de dios

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: madre de -dios
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A department and region in south-east Peru; in full, the Department of Madre de Dios.

name

A river in Bolivia and Peru, a tributary of the Madeira River; in full, the Madre de Dios River.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Madre de Dios (literally “Mother of God”).

Questions

What does madre de dios mean?: A department and region in south-east Peru; in full, the Department of Madre de Dios.
Where does madre de dios come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Madre de Dios (literally “Mother of God”).

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