Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecuadorian

/ˌɛkwədˈɔɹiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: ecuado-ri-an
IPA: /ˌɛkwədˈɔɹiən/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Ecuador or the Ecuadorian people.

Example Sentences

"“Consulate officials immediately prevented the ICE officer from entering the consular headquarters, thus ensuring the protection of the Ecuadorians who were at the consular headquarters at that time,” the statement continued."
"“This morning, the Ecuadorian consul in Minneapolis reported that, at around 11.00am, an agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to enter the Consulate premises,” Ecuador’s foreign ministry said in a statement posted on Tuesday evening."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Ecuador Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ecuadorian From Ecuador + -ian.

Inflected Forms

Ecuadorians (plural) Ecuadorean (alternative) Ecuadoran (alternative)

Synonyms

ecuadoran

Homonyms

ecuadorean

Rhymes With

victorian historian dorian singaporean florian gregorian valedictorian delorean pythagorean ivorian praetorian nestorian

Questions

How do you pronounce ecuadorian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkwədˈɔɹiən/.
What does ecuadorian mean?: A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent.
Where does ecuadorian come from?: Etymology tree English Ecuador Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ecuadorian From Ecuador + -ian.

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