Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ha
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

name

A district of São Paulo, Brazil.

name

A neighborhood of Zona Norte district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Etymology

From Portuguese Penha.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Penha

Questions

What does penha mean?: A municipality of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Where does penha come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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