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mendoza

/mɛnˈdoʊzə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
men-doza
IPA
/mɛnˈdoʊzə/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in western Argentina.

name

A city, the capital of the province of Mendoza, Argentina.

name

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

noun

Synonym of ugly stick (“a musical instrument”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mendozas (plural)

Derived Forms

mendozite

Synonyms

ugly stick

Rhymes With

rosa espinosa spinoza zaragoza somoza barboza roza cardoza koza pedroza boza loza

Questions

How do you pronounce mendoza?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛnˈdoʊzə/.
What does mendoza mean?
A province in western Argentina.
Where does mendoza come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Mendoza, from Basque Mendoza.

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