Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiarenza

/kiɑɹˈɛnzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chiaren-za
IPA
/kiɑɹˈɛnzə/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Glarentza, a medieval Frankish fortress and town in Greece.

name

A surname from Italian

Example Sentences

  • "CHIARENZA, a port-town of the north-weſt coaſt of the Morea, oppoſite to the iſland Zant, in the Mediterranean, and ſubject to the Turks..."

Etymology

From Italian Chiarenza, from chiarenza, via French from Latin clarentia, from clarus (“clear, bright, famous”) + -entia (“-ence: forming abstract nouns”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Chiarenza, -, clarentia

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Questions

How do you pronounce chiarenza?
The recorded pronunciation is /kiɑɹˈɛnzə/.
What does chiarenza mean?
Former name of Glarentza, a medieval Frankish fortress and town in Greece.
Where does chiarenza come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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