chono
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A member of an extinct indigenous people of the southern Chilean archipelago.
Example Sentences
- "[T]he appellation by which the Indians after whom the islands inhabited by them were called the Archipelago de los Chonos, were known to the early missionaries, etc., of Chile. According to Lenz (Dicc. etimol., p.312), Chono is probably the name given by these Indians to themselves. Its etymology is quite uncertain."
- "It seems not entirely certain that Chono is forgotten, and an exploration for surviving speakers, as well as for individuals who may know the neighboring Atacaman, is urgently needed."
Inflected Forms
Chonos (plural)
Chonoan (alternative)