Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coachella

/koʊˈt͡ʃɛlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: coachel-la
IPA: /koʊˈt͡ʃɛlə/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Riverside County, California, United States.

name

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held annually.

Example Sentences

"Met her at Coachella / I went to see Jigga, she went to see Z-Trip, perfect"
"My madeleine moment happened early on Friday, while pot smoke drifted in the air as I waited for a shuttle to the polo fields where Coachella takes place."
"Smoke number two was at Coachella Made an offer to everyone in the Sprinter van You'd been clean for months, I didn't remember"

Etymology

Coined in 1901 as the name of the city in California; origin unknown, but perhaps a misspelling of Spanish conchilla (“little shell”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: conchilla

Derived Forms

oomfchella

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella mozzarella salmonella novella

Questions

How do you pronounce coachella?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊˈt͡ʃɛlə/.
What does coachella mean?: A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
Where does coachella come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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