Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balsa nova

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: bal-sa no-va
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.

Example Sentences

"The Rio Verde Basin is located in the western region of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, Brazil, and covers parts of four different municipalities: Araucária, Campo Largo, Campo Magro and Balsa Nova."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Balsa Nova.

Questions

What does balsa nova mean?: A town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
Where does balsa nova come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Balsa Nova.

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