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legazpi

/ləˈɡæspi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
legazpi
IPA
/ləˈɡæspi/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Legaspi (alternative)

Rhymes With

grass pea raspy aspie gaspy paspy asspie arimaspi

Questions

How do you pronounce legazpi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈɡæspi/.
What does legazpi mean?
A city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines.
Where does legazpi come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Legazpi, from Basque Legazpi. Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

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