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hortensia

/hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
hort-en-sia
IPA
/hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)

name

A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Hortense.

Etymology

From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hortensias (plural)

Synonyms

golden glow double gold rudbeckia laciniata hortensia hydrangea macrophylla hortensis

Questions

How do you pronounce hortensia?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/.
What does hortensia mean?
hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
Where does hortensia come from?
From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.

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