Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brazos

/ˈbɹæzəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: bra-zos
IPA: /ˈbɹæzəs/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river that flows through Texas, United States, into the Gulf of Mexico.

Etymology

From Spanish brazos (“arms”), from río de los Brazos de Dios ("river of the Arms of God").

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: brazos

Inflected Forms

the Brazos (canonical)

Phrases

Brazos County

Questions

How do you pronounce brazos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹæzəs/.
What does brazos mean?: A river that flows through Texas, United States, into the Gulf of Mexico.
Where does brazos come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce brazos

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