Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mogollon

/ˌmoʊɡəˈjoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: mogol-lon
IPA: /ˌmoʊɡəˈjoʊn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a pre-Columbian culture that existed from 300 CE to 1300 CE in the desert of present day Arizona.

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mogollón. The culture's name derives from the Mogollon Mountains, in which they lived, which in turn were named after Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon. The surname is mostly found in Venezuela.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mogollón

Inflected Forms

Mogollons (plural)

Phrases

Mogollon Mountains

Questions

How do you pronounce mogollon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmoʊɡəˈjoʊn/.
What does mogollon mean?: A member of a pre-Columbian culture that existed from 300 CE to 1300 CE in the desert of present day Arizona.
Where does mogollon come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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