Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patagonia

/ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: Pa-ta-go-ni-a
IPA: /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

name

A town in Arizona.

Example Sentences

"CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn..."
"The pampas of Argentina and the chilly wastes of Patagonia, like the prairies and deserts of North America, were largely shunned by Spanish settlers until the 1870s."

Etymology

From Portuguese patagão and Spanish patagón (“Patagonian”) + -ia.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: patagão, patagón
Suffix: -ia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /ˌpæt.əˈɡəʊ.nɪə/

Derived Forms

Patagonian

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia antonia caledonia colonia amazonia tonia sinfonia harmonia gastonia ansonia sidonia

Questions

How do you pronounce patagonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæt.əˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does patagonia mean?: A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
Where does patagonia come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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