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llano estacado

/ˌlænoʊ ɛstəˈkɑdoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
Lla-no Es-ta-ca-do
IPA
/ˌlænoʊ ɛstəˈkɑdoʊ/
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mesa region in eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas.

Etymology

From Spanish llano estacado (literally “staked plain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Staked Plain Staked Plains

Questions

How do you pronounce llano estacado?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlænoʊ ɛstəˈkɑdoʊ/.
What does llano estacado mean?
A mesa region in eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas.
Where does llano estacado come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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