Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caifum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cai-fum
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
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Etymology

From irregular Portuguese romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 開封 /开封 (Kāifēng).

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Questions

What does caifum mean?
Alternative form of Kaifeng, a city on the Yellow River in central China, a former national capital.
Where does caifum come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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