Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opelousas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: opelousas
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Example Sentences

"He was a wiry youth from Opelousas."

Etymology

Named after the Appalousa people.

Questions

What does opelousas mean?: A city, the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Where does opelousas come from?: Named after the Appalousa people.

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