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san salvador

/sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
san sal-vador
IPA
/sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of El Salvador.

name

A department of El Salvador.

name

A former province of El Salvador of the Spanish Empire and then of the United Provinces of Central America.

name

Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: the first island discovered on Christopher Columbus's first voyage.

name

Ellipsis of San Salvador Island: an island of the Bahamas.

name

Ellipsis of San Salvador Island, former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.

Etymology

From Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”), various places named in honor of Jesus Christ, from Spanish salvador, from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (suffix forming agent nouns).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/

Inflected Forms

Salvador (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce san salvador?
The recorded pronunciation is /sæn ˈsælvədɔɹ/.
What does san salvador mean?
The capital city of El Salvador.
Where does san salvador come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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