Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brescia

/ˈbɹɛʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
bres-cia
IPA
/ˈbɹɛʃə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Lombardy, Italy.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Italian.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Brescia, Lombard Brèsa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Brescia, Brèsa

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce brescia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛʃə/.
What does brescia mean?
A province of Lombardy, Italy.
Where does brescia come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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