Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guereza

/ɡəˈrɛz.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guereza
IPA: /ɡəˈrɛz.ə/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reddish-brown colobus monkey from Abyssinia.

Etymology

From the native name in Ethiopia. Compare Sebat Bet Gurage gureza, Amharic ጉሬዛ (gureza), Oromo gureezaa.

Inflected Forms

guerezas (plural)

Phrases

mantled guereza

Synonyms

colobus guereza

Questions

How do you pronounce guereza?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈrɛz.ə/.
What does guereza mean?: A reddish-brown colobus monkey from Abyssinia.
Where does guereza come from?: From the native name in Ethiopia. Compare Sebat Bet Gurage gureza, Amharic ጉሬዛ (gureza), Oromo gureezaa.

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