Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burgos

/ˈbʊɹˌɡoʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: bur-gos
IPA: /ˈbʊɹˌɡoʊs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in Castile and León, in northern Spain.

name

A city in Burgos province, Castile and León.

name

A barangay of Lopez, Quezon, Philippines.

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly borrowed from Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃 (baurgs, “walled city”).

Origin

Source language: Gothic

Word Breakdown

Root: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐍃

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʊɹˌɡoʊs/
British English: /ˈbʊə.ɡəʊs/

Phrases

Plaza Burgos

Questions

How do you pronounce burgos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊɹˌɡoʊs/.
What does burgos mean?: A province in Castile and León, in northern Spain.
Where does burgos come from?: It is traced to Gothic.

How to pronounce burgos

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