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balaguer

/bˈæləɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
bal-a-guer
IPA
/bˈæləɡɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the county of Noguera, Catalonia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Catalan.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Balaguer; in its turn derived from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (“Balàghey”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Balaguer, بلغي

Usage

Inflected Forms

Balaguers (plural)

Rhymes With

gallagher

Questions

How do you pronounce balaguer?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈæləɡɚ/.
What does balaguer mean?
The capital city of the county of Noguera, Catalonia.
Where does balaguer come from?
Borrowed from Catalan Balaguer; in its turn derived from Andalusian Arabic بلغي (“Balàghey”).

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