Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guernica

/ɡɚˈni.kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: guer-ni-ca
IPA: /ɡɚˈni.kə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Gernika-Lumo, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, known as the site of a bombing which was painted by Pablo Picasso.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guernica, from Basque Gernika.

Word Breakdown

Root: Gernika

Questions

How do you pronounce guernica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɚˈni.kə/.
What does guernica mean?: A town in Gernika-Lumo, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, known as the site of a bombing which was painted by Pablo Picasso.
Where does guernica come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Guernica, from Basque Gernika.

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