Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

para para

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
para -para
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese パラパラ (parapara).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: パラパラ

Usage

Inflected Forms

para-para (alternative) parapara (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

paralist

Questions

What does para para mean?
A Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.
Where does para para come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce para para

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