Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calafate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: calafate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.

Etymology

From Spanish calafate (“barberry”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: calafate

Inflected Forms

calafates (plural)

Questions

What does calafate mean?: The barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.
Where does calafate come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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