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nicaraguan

/nˌɪkɚˈɑɡwən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
nicaraguan
IPA
/nˌɪkɚˈɑɡwən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua.

noun

A person from Nicaragua or of Nicaraguan descent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nicaragua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nicaraguan From Nicaragua + -an.

Inflected Forms

Nicaraguans (plural)

Derived Forms

Nicaraguanness

Phrases

Nicaraguan Revolution Nicaraguan Sign Language

Questions

How do you pronounce nicaraguan?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌɪkɚˈɑɡwən/.
What does nicaraguan mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua.
Where does nicaraguan come from?
Etymology tree English Nicaragua Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nicaraguan From Nicaragua + -an.

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