Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacoor

/bɐ.koˈʔoɾ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: ba-coor
IPA: /bɐ.koˈʔoɾ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Cavite, Philippines.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bacoor, from Tagalog bakood (“highland”). See also Tagalog bakol (“bamboo basket for fish or vegetables, usually carried on the head by vendors”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Bacoor, bakood

Inflected Forms

Bacor (alternative, archaic) Vacol (alternative, archaic)

Questions

How do you pronounce bacoor?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɐ.koˈʔoɾ/.
What does bacoor mean?: A city in Cavite, Philippines.
Where does bacoor come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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