Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

las cruces

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: las cruces
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

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A city, the county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.

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A municipality in Petén department, Guatemala.

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A corregimiento in Los Santos province, Panama.

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A corregimiento in Veraguas province, Panama.

Example Sentences

"The famed Farmers & Crafts Market on Main Street in downtown Las Cruces is a lively gathering of regional farmers, bakers, makers, jewelers, artists, food trucks and street musicians."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish las cruces (“the crosses”).

Questions

What does las cruces mean?: An unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Where does las cruces come from?: Borrowed from Spanish las cruces (“the crosses”).

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