Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bakar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: bakar
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.

Etymology

From earlier Bukar, possibly derived from bukara (“wine jug”) due to the shape of the Bay of Bakar. Likely altered by folk etymology due to association with bakar (“copper”).

Questions

What does bakar mean?: A town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia.
Where does bakar come from?: From earlier Bukar, possibly derived from bukara (“wine jug”) due to the shape of the Bay of Bakar. Likely altered by folk etymology due to association with bakar (“copper”).

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