Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griqua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: gri-qua
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a subgroup of South Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial black people, originally populating the frontiers of the infant Cape Colony, living as seminomadic commandos of mounted gunmen.

Etymology

From Afrikaans Griekwa.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: Griekwa

Inflected Forms

Griquas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Griqualand

Questions

What does griqua mean?: Any of a subgroup of South Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial black people, originally populating the frontiers of the infant Cape Colony, living as seminomadic commandos of mounted gunmen.
Where does griqua come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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