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rupia

/ˈɹuːpi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ru-pia
IPA
/ˈɹuːpi.ə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ulcer due to syphilis.

noun

The former currencies of Italian Somaliland and Portuguese India.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥυπία (rhupía), from ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

rupias (plural)

Derived Forms

rupial rupioid

Frequently Paired Words

rupee rupiah

Questions

How do you pronounce rupia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuːpi.ə/.
What does rupia mean?
An ulcer due to syphilis.
Where does rupia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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