gongora

/ɡoʊŋɡˈɔɹə/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

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noun

An orchid of the genus Gongora.

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"The gongoras seem to thrive best in mesh plastic pots."
"Always, of course, there was the hope of encountering one of those breathstopping orchids — maybe a mormodes, or a gongora, or some flashy epidendrum."
"The floras of Venezuela, the Guyanas and Brazil are poor in respect to gongoras."

From the genus name; after Antonio Caballero y Góngora.

gongoras (plural)

laura aurora flora aura nora torah dora pandora cora ora bora mora

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How do you pronounce gongora?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡoʊŋɡˈɔɹə/.

What does gongora mean?

An orchid of the genus Gongora.

Where does gongora come from?

It is traced to Spanish.

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