Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bula

/bjˈulə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: bu-la
IPA: /bjˈulə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Bailey County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Polish Bula or Buła, from buła (“round object; fat person”). * Borrowed from American Spanish Bula.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Bula

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Bulas (plural)

Rhymes With

hula lula missoula ula beulah chula tallulah eula tula abdulla valenzuela shula

Questions

How do you pronounce bula?: The recorded pronunciation is /bjˈulə/.
What does bula mean?: A surname.
Where does bula come from?: It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce bula

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