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perdita

/ˈpɝdɪtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
perdi-ta
IPA
/ˈpɝdɪtə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who has fallen into prostitution.

Archaic

name

A character in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale.

name

A moon of Uranus.

name

A female given name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin perdita (“lost woman”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɝdɪtə/
  • British English: /ˈpɜːdɪtə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

perditas (plural)

Rhymes With

rita meta anita margarita greta cheetah peta nikita lolita pita juanita kita

Questions

How do you pronounce perdita?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝdɪtə/.
What does perdita mean?
A woman who has fallen into prostitution.
Where does perdita come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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