Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lenga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: lenga
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio.

name

A barangay of Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines.

Etymology

From Mapudungun lenga, via Spanish.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: lenga, -

Inflected Forms

lengas (plural)

Questions

What does lenga mean?: A deciduous tree native to the southern Andes, taxonomic name Nothofagus pumilio.
Where does lenga come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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