Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popoloca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: popolo-ca
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Popoluca.

name

Any of several different indigenous languages of Mexico, including languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family and the Oto-Manguean family.

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl popoloca (“speak unintelligibly”).

Inflected Forms

Popoluca (alternative)

Derived Forms

Popolocan

Questions

What does popoloca mean?: Alternative form of Popoluca.
Where does popoloca come from?: Borrowed from Nahuatl popoloca (“speak unintelligibly”).

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