Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somoza

/səmˈoʊzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: so-moza
IPA: /səmˈoʊzə/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].

Etymology

From Spanish, of Galician origin.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Somozas (plural)

Rhymes With

rosa mendoza espinosa spinoza zaragoza barboza roza cardoza koza pedroza boza loza

Questions

How do you pronounce somoza?: The recorded pronunciation is /səmˈoʊzə/.
What does somoza mean?: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
Where does somoza come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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