Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penitente

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-i-tente
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish penitente, from the resemblance to white-hooded monks, from Latin paenĭtens, from paeniteō. Doublet of penitent.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *peh₁-, paenĭtens

Inflected Forms

penitentes (plural)

Derived Forms

micropenitente

Questions

What does penitente mean?: A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.
Where does penitente come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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