Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negros oriental

/ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔoɾˈjɛn.tɐl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: ne-gros ori-en-tal
IPA: /ˌnɛɡ.ɾos ʔoɾˈjɛn.tɐl/

15

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: Amlan, Ayungon, Bacong, Bais, Basay, Bayawan, Bindoy, Canlaon, Dauin, Dumaguete, Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Mabinay, Manjuyod, Pamplona, San Jose, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Sibulan, Tanjay, Tayasan, Valencia, Vallehermoso, Zamboanguita — cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Negros Oriental, from negros + oriental.

Inflected Forms

NegOr (alternative)

Questions

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

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