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guadiana

/ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
gua-di-ana
IPA
/ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major river in Spain and Portugal.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Spanish.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Guadiana, Aguadiana, وَادِي, Anās, و د ي

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/
  • British English: /ˌɡwɑːdɪˈɑːnə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Guadianas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Guadalquivir

Rhymes With

montana banana ghana ana dana nana nirvana mana guyana botswana americana tijuana

Questions

How do you pronounce guadiana?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡwɑdiˈɑnə/.
What does guadiana mean?
A major river in Spain and Portugal.
Where does guadiana come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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