Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calavera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: calav-era
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish calavera (literally “skull”). Doublet of calvaria and calvary.

Inflected Forms

calaveras (plural)

Questions

What does calavera mean?: sugar skull
Where does calavera come from?: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish calavera (literally “skull”). Doublet of calvaria and calvary.

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