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roncesvalles

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
ron-ces-valles
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Navarre, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.

Etymology

From Spanish Roncesvalles; compare Old French Rencesvals.

Questions

What does roncesvalles mean?
A village in Navarre, Spain, in the Pyrenees, traditionally the site of the death of Roland in the Chanson de Roland.
Where does roncesvalles come from?
From Spanish Roncesvalles; compare Old French Rencesvals.

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