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chavacano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chava-cano
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish chabacano (“vulgar, common, coarse”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Chabacano (alternative) Chabakano (alternative)

Synonyms

Zamboangueño Chabakano

Questions

What does chavacano mean?
The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
Where does chavacano come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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