Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salamanca

/ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: Sa-la-man-ca
IPA: /ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Castile and León, western Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca.

name

A province in Castile and León.

name

A barangay of Toboso, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

name

A barangay of Ginatilan, Cebu, Philippines.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Salamanca.

Derived Forms

Salamancan

Rhymes With

lanka casablanca franca banca sanka villafranca manka maslanka

Questions

How do you pronounce salamanca?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsæləˈmæŋkə/.
What does salamanca mean?: A city in Castile and León, western Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca.
Where does salamanca come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Salamanca.

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