Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paulista

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: paulista
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Etymology

From Portuguese Paulista.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Paulista

Inflected Forms

Paulistas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Paulist

Questions

What does paulista mean?: A municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Where does paulista come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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