Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bucharest

/ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: bucharest
IPA: /ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Romania.

name

The capital and largest city of Ilfov County, Romania.

name

The Romanian government.

Example Sentences

"In Romania the acrimonious deliberations over the commercial treaty with Germany prevented Bucharest from considering official participation at Leipzig before 1935."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Бухаре́ст (Buxarést), from Romanian București, from Bucur (personal name) + -ești (patronymic, personal name suffix).

Word Breakdown

Root: București

Derived Forms

Bucharester Bucharestian

Questions

How do you pronounce bucharest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/.
What does bucharest mean?: The capital city of Romania.
Where does bucharest come from?: Borrowed from Russian Бухаре́ст (Buxarést), from Romanian București, from Bucur (personal name) + -ești (patronymic, personal name suffix).

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