Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negros occidental

/ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔok.sɪˈdɛn.tɐl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: ne-gros oc-ci-den-tal
IPA: /ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔok.sɪˈdɛn.tɐl/

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Bacolod.

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: Bago, Binalbagan, Cadiz, Calatrava, Candoni, Cauayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Enrique B. Magalona, Escalante, Himamaylan, Hinigaran, Hinoba-an, Ilog, Isabela, Kabankalan, La Carlota, La Castellana, Manapala, Moises Padilla, Murcia, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Sagay, San Carlos, San Enrique, Silay, Sipalay, Talisay, Toboso, Valladolid, Victorias — cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Occidental, from negros + occidental.

Questions

How do you pronounce negros occidental?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔok.sɪˈdɛn.tɐl/.
What does negros occidental mean?: A province of the Negros Island Region, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Bacolod.
Where does negros occidental come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Negros Occidental, from negros + occidental.

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