Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

batanes

/bɐˈta.nɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: batanes
IPA: /bɐˈta.nɛs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish Batanes, from Ivatan Batan + Spanish -es (plural suffix).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Batanes

Questions

How do you pronounce batanes?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɐˈta.nɛs/.
What does batanes mean?: A province of Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippines.
Where does batanes come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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