Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alcatras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-ca-tras
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Spanish alcatraz.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: alcatraz

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does alcatras mean?: Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
Where does alcatras come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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