Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mindanao

/mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: min-danao
IPA: /mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the Philippines.

name

One of the three island groups in the Philippines

Etymology

From Spanish Mindanao, a contraction of Maguindánao (“Maguindanao”), from Maguindanao Magindanaw.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mindanao, Magindanaw

Inflected Forms

Mindanau (alternative)

Phrases

Mindanao boobook

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mindanao?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪn̪.d̪ɐˈn̪aʊ̯/.
What does mindanao mean?: An island of the Philippines.
Where does mindanao come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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