Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point arguello

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: point ar-guel-lo
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Etymology

point + Arguello. From Spanish Argüello (“surname”). Coined by British Royal Navy officer, sea captain, explorer and Captain George Vancouver in 1792. Named after Spaniard frontier solider, politician, commandant of the Santa Barbara presidio, acting governor of Alta California and alférez (sublieutenant) José Darío Argüello.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Argüello

Frequently Paired Words

Vandenberg

Synonyms

Punta Pedernales Los Pedernales Pedernales Arguello

Questions

What does point arguello mean?: A headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Where does point arguello come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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