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dolores

/dəˈlɔɹ.ɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
do-lores
IPA
/dəˈlɔɹ.ɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Spanish.

name

A town in Cabañas department, El Salvador.

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Various places in the Philippines

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Various places in the Philippines:

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Dolores.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dəˈlɔɹ.ɪs/
  • British English: /dəˈlɔː.ɹɪz/

Inflected Forms

Delores (alternative)

Phrases

Dolores County

Frequently Paired Words

Lola Lolita

Rhymes With

boris norris clitoris delores loris floris fitzmaurice dorris orris morriss morice moris

Questions

How do you pronounce dolores?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈlɔɹ.ɪs/.
What does dolores mean?
A female given name from Spanish.
Where does dolores come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Dolores.

How to pronounce dolores

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