Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dacosta

/dɑkˈoʊstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: da-cos-ta
IPA: /dɑkˈoʊstə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Romance languages.

Etymology

From Romance (from Galician Dacosta, Portuguese da Costa), from Latin costa.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Dacosta, da Costa, costa

Inflected Forms

Dacostas (plural) Costas (alternative) Costa (alternative) da Costa (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Acosta Costa

Rhymes With

kosta agosta decosta

Questions

How do you pronounce dacosta?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑkˈoʊstə/.
What does dacosta mean?: A surname from the Romance languages.
Where does dacosta come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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