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carranza

/kɑɹˈɑnzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
car-ran-za
IPA
/kɑɹˈɑnzə/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Carranza, Castilianized form of Basque Karrantza, a habitational surname.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Carranza, Karrantza

Inflected Forms

Carranzas (plural)

Rhymes With

kwanzaa braganza speranza kwanza mwanza almanza

Questions

How do you pronounce carranza?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹˈɑnzə/.
What does carranza mean?
A surname.
Where does carranza come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce carranza

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