Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guapote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guapote
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Parachromis managuensis, a cichlid fish native to Nicaragua.

Example Sentences

"I had caught wild trout in the mountains, small snook in the surf, even a rainbow-colored guapote in a city park pond in the country's capital, San José."

Etymology

From Spanish guapote.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: guapote

Inflected Forms

guapotes (plural)

Questions

What does guapote mean?: Parachromis managuensis, a cichlid fish native to Nicaragua.
Where does guapote come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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