Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnaval

/kɑɹnəˈvɑl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: car-naval
IPA: /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Obsolete spelling of carnival.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: carnaval

Usage

Inflected Forms

carnavals (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce carnaval?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/.
What does carnaval mean?: One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
Where does carnaval come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce carnaval

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