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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrescu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
pe-tres-cu
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A patrilineal surname from Romanian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Petrescu.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Petrescus (plural)

Questions

What does petrescu mean?
A patrilineal surname from Romanian.
Where does petrescu come from?
Borrowed from Romanian Petrescu.

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