Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capitania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cap-i-ta-nia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).

Etymology

From Portuguese capitania.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: capitania

Inflected Forms

capitanias (plural)

Synonyms

captaincy

Questions

What does capitania mean?: Synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).
Where does capitania come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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