Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picuris

/pɪ.kəˈɹis/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Pi-cu-ris
IPA: /pɪ.kəˈɹis/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Northern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe located in northern New Mexico.

name

A historic Pueblo inhabited by the Picuris people located in Taos County, New Mexico.

name

A variety of Northern Tiwa spoken by these people.

name

The Picuris Mountains, a mountain range in northern New Mexico, considered to be a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Picurís, possibly from Eastern Keres Pikuli

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Picurís, Pikuli

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɪ.kəˈɹis/
British English: /pɪ.kəˈɹiːs/

Phrases

Ohkay Owingeh San Felipe San Ildefonso Santa Ana Santa Clara Santo Domingo

Frequently Paired Words

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Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce picuris?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪ.kəˈɹis/.
What does picuris mean?: A Northern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe located in northern New Mexico.
Where does picuris come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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