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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burren

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
bur-ren
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large area of northern County Clare in western Ireland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish boireann (“rock, karst”).

Inflected Forms

the Burren (canonical)

Phrases

Burren Junction

Questions

What does burren mean?
A large area of northern County Clare in western Ireland.
Where does burren come from?
Borrowed from Irish boireann (“rock, karst”).

How to pronounce burren

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