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oecusse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oe-cusse
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An exclave, municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of East Timor.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Oe-Cusse. It is clear that the first element derives from Baikeno oe (“water”), but the origin of the second part is disputed. A common theory connects it with a type of traditional clay jar.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Oecussi (alternative)

Questions

What does oecusse mean?
An exclave, municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of East Timor.
Where does oecusse come from?
Borrowed from Portuguese Oe-Cusse. It is clear that the first element derives from Baikeno oe (“water”), but the origin of the second part is disputed. A common theory connects it with a type of traditional clay jar.

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