Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mafra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: mafra
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal, known for the Palace of Mafra.

name

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Example Sentences

"The discovery of gold in Brazil fired the religious fervour of John V (1706-50) to heights of gorgeous, archaic extravagance, immortalized in the monastery-palace of Mafra, which was built as a rival to the Escorial and Versailles by a huge army of draft labour over eighteen years."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Mafra.

Questions

What does mafra mean?: A town and municipality of the district of Lisbon, Portugal, known for the Palace of Mafra.
Where does mafra come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Mafra.

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