Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iguazu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: iguazu
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil.

name

A set of waterfalls found at the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Iguaçu.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Iguaçu

Inflected Forms

Iguaçu (alternative) Iguassu (alternative)

Questions

What does iguazu mean?: A river in Brazil and Argentina, that starts in the Brazilian mountains in Serra do Mar and flows into the Paraná in Brazil.
Where does iguazu come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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