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burkina faso

/bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
burk-i-na -fa-so
IPA
/bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta. Official name: Burkina Faso.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara. Roughly translatable as "fatherland of the upright people".

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/
  • British English: /bəːˌkiːnə ˈfasəʊ/

Phrases

Burkina Fasoan

Frequently Paired Words

Voltaic Ouagadougou Burkinabe

Questions

How do you pronounce burkina faso?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/.
What does burkina faso mean?
A country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta. Official name: Burkina Faso.
Where does burkina faso come from?
From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara. Roughly translatable as "fatherland of the upright people".

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