Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sentosa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
sen-tosa
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island resort in Singapore.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sentosa (“peaceful”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does sentosa mean?
An island resort in Singapore.
Where does sentosa come from?
Borrowed from Malay sentosa (“peaceful”).

How to pronounce sentosa

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