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esmeralda

/ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
es-mer-al-da
IPA
/ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Spanish.

name

A barangay of Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Esmeralda County

Frequently Paired Words

Esmeralda County

Questions

How do you pronounce esmeralda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/.
What does esmeralda mean?
A female given name from Spanish.
Where does esmeralda come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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