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rodrigues

/ɹɑdɹˈiɡɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
ro-drigues
IPA
/ɹɑdɹˈiɡɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic

name

An outer island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.

Etymology

From Portuguese Rodrigues (“son of Rodrigo”). Also from Spanish Rodrigues, variant spelling of Rodríguez. The island is named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues (c. 1490–1577).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Phrases

Rodrigues solitaire

Frequently Paired Words

Rodriguez

Questions

How do you pronounce rodrigues?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɑdɹˈiɡɪs/.
What does rodrigues mean?
A surname originating as a patronymic
Where does rodrigues come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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