Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

city of angels

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
city of an-gels
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Los Angeles: a major city in California, United States.

American usage; Colloquial

Etymology

Calque of Spanish Pueblo de Los Ángeles (literally “City of the Angels”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

the City of Angels (canonical)

Synonyms

Angel City

Questions

What does city of angels mean?
Nickname for Los Angeles: a major city in California, United States.
Where does city of angels come from?
Calque of Spanish Pueblo de Los Ángeles (literally “City of the Angels”).

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