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larimar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
lari-mar
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare blue variety of pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic.

Uncountable

Etymology

Combination of Larissa and Spanish mar (“sea”). Coined by Miguel Méndez after his 1974 rediscovery of the stone in the Dominican Republic. Named for his daughter Larissa and the Caribbean sea, which has a similar blue color.

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What does larimar mean?
A rare blue variety of pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic.
Where does larimar come from?
Combination of Larissa and Spanish mar (“sea”). Coined by Miguel Méndez after his 1974 rediscovery of the stone in the Dominican Republic. Named for his daughter Larissa and the Caribbean sea, which has a similar blue color.

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