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socotra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
so-co-tra
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā).

Inflected Forms

Sokotra (alternative) Soqotra (alternative) Socotrah (alternative) Soqotrah (alternative) Suqutra (alternative) Suquṭra (alternative)

Derived Forms

Socotran

Phrases

Socotra Rock Socotra sunbird

Questions

What does socotra mean?
An island of Yemen, between the Guardafui Channel to the west, Gulf of Aden to the northwest, the Somali Sea to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the east.
Where does socotra come from?
Borrowed from Arabic سُقُطْرَى (suquṭrā).

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