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noriega

/nˌɔɹiˈeɪɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
nor-ie-ga
IPA
/nˌɔɹiˈeɪɡə/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish, most associated with Panaman president and dictator Manuel Noriega.

Etymology

From Spanish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Noriegas (plural)

Rhymes With

vega ortega bodega talladega veiga delavega

Questions

How do you pronounce noriega?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌɔɹiˈeɪɡə/.
What does noriega mean?
A surname from Spanish, most associated with Panaman president and dictator Manuel Noriega.
Where does noriega come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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