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cardoza

/kɑɹdˈoʊzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
car-doza
IPA
/kɑɹdˈoʊzə/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the Portuguese surname, from several placenames derived from cardoso (“rich in thistles”), from cardo. Compare Cardosa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Cardozas (plural)

Rhymes With

rosa mendoza espinosa spinoza zaragoza somoza barboza roza koza pedroza boza loza

Questions

How do you pronounce cardoza?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹdˈoʊzə/.
What does cardoza mean?
A surname.
Where does cardoza come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce cardoza

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