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caloundra

/kəˈlaʊndɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
caloun-dra
IPA
/kəˈlaʊndɹə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Etymology

From the Pama-Nyungan language term Kalowendah, meaning "place of the beech trees".

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce caloundra?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlaʊndɹə/.
What does caloundra mean?
A suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Where does caloundra come from?
From the Pama-Nyungan language term Kalowendah, meaning "place of the beech trees".

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