Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bicolana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-colana
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female native or inhabitant of the Bicol Region, Philippines.

adj

Of or pertaining to female native or inhabitant of the Bicol Region, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish bicolana, from Bicol + -ana.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: bicolana
Suffix: Bicol

Inflected Forms

Bicolanas (plural) Bikolana (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Bicolano

Questions

What does bicolana mean?: A female native or inhabitant of the Bicol Region, Philippines.
Where does bicolana come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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