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roraima

/ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
ro-raima
IPA
/ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.

name

A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Boa Vista.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Portuguese Roraima, from Pemon Roroimü, from rora (“green, blue, grue”) + -imü (augmentative suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Roraima, Roroimü

Rhymes With

lima imma jemima sima rima cyma arapaima tryma

Questions

How do you pronounce roraima?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəʊˈɹaɪmə/.
What does roraima mean?
A large tepui located at the junction of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Where does roraima come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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