Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

santa catarina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: san-ta -cata-ri-na
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Florianópolis.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Santa Catarina, referring to Catherine of Alexandria.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: Santa Catarina

Questions

What does santa catarina mean?: A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Florianópolis.
Where does santa catarina come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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