Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medeiros

/meɪdˈɪɹoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: medeiros
IPA: /meɪdˈɪɹoʊz/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Portuguese.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Medeiros.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Medeiros

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Medeiroses (plural) Madaris (alternative) Madeiros (alternative)

Rhymes With

heroes zeros heros zeroes quiros quiroz

Questions

How do you pronounce medeiros?: The recorded pronunciation is /meɪdˈɪɹoʊz/.
What does medeiros mean?: A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Where does medeiros come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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