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desouza

/deɪsˈuzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
des-ouza
IPA
/deɪsˈuzə/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.

name

A surname from Portuguese.

Etymology

Respelling of Portuguese de Souza.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Desouzas (plural) de Souza (alternative) D'Souza (alternative) Desousa (alternative) de Sousa (alternative) D'Sousa (alternative) Souza (alternative) Sousa (alternative)

Rhymes With

souza sousa lollapalooza kaluza buza bouza guza

Questions

How do you pronounce desouza?
The recorded pronunciation is /deɪsˈuzə/.
What does desouza mean?
A surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.
Where does desouza come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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