Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

californio

/ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: cal-i-fornio
IPA: /ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War.

Example Sentences

"Jackson drew her setting and story in part from interviews with Antonio Coronel, a prominent Californio politician and rancher who contributed his own testimonial to Bancroft's research project."

Etymology

Historic and regional Spanish californio (“Californian”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: californio

Inflected Forms

Californios (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce californio?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊ/.
What does californio mean?: A Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War.
Where does californio come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce californio

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