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oroya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
oroya
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.

name

Ellipsis of La Oroya: a city, the capital of Yauli province, Junín department, Peru.

Etymology

From Spanish oroya, from Quechua oroya.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

oroyas (plural)

Phrases

Oroya fever

Frequently Paired Words

Oroya fever

Questions

What does oroya mean?
A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.
Where does oroya come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce oroya

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