Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bogota

/ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: bo-go-ta
IPA: /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Bogotá: the capital city of Colombia.

Etymology

From Spanish Bogotá, from Chibcha.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Bogotá, -

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da raw pa na nah sa ha-ha

Questions

How do you pronounce bogota?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌboʊɡəˈtɑː/.
What does bogota mean?: Alternative spelling of Bogotá: the capital city of Colombia.
Where does bogota come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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