Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intramuros

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: in-tra-muros
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Intramuros, from intramuros (“within the city walls”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Intramuros

Questions

What does intramuros mean?: A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Where does intramuros come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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