Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ipanema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: ipane-ma
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

name

A beach located in the neighborhood.

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Ipanema, ultimately from Old Tupi.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ipanema, -

Questions

What does ipanema mean?: A neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Where does ipanema come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese Ipanema, ultimately from Old Tupi.

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