Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paju

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: pa-ju
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Example Sentences

"In August, South Korea confirmed dozens of cases linked to a single Starbucks in the city of Paju where many customers did not wear masks."
"A satellite city 22 miles northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Paju is small, with a population of around half a million. The streets are quieter than those of the bustling capital, the air cleaner and the pace of life half a beat slower."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 파주(坡州) (Paju).

Questions

What does paju mean?: A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Where does paju come from?: Borrowed from Korean 파주(坡州) (Paju).

How to pronounce paju

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