Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

san marcos

/sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
san -mar-cos
IPA
/sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Tarrazú canton, San José, Costa Rica, also known as San Marcos de Tarrazú.

name

An urban parish of Quito, Ecuador.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/

Questions

How do you pronounce san marcos?
The recorded pronunciation is /sæn ˈmɑɹkəs/.
What does san marcos mean?
A village and rural municipality of Salta Province, Argentina.
Where does san marcos come from?
Borrowed from Spanish San Marcos (“Saint Mark”), various places usually named in honor of Mark the Evangelist.

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