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noria

/ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
no-ria
IPA
/ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.

noun

Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/
  • British English: /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/

Inflected Forms

norias (plural)

Synonyms

water wheel

Rhymes With

victoria euphoria peoria astoria dysphoria memoria phantasmagoria scoria sanatoria

Questions

How do you pronounce noria?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/.
What does noria mean?
A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
Where does noria come from?
From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).

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