How do you pronounce sousa?

The recorded pronunciation is /sˈuzə/.

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sousa

/sˈuzə/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

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Borrowed from Portuguese Sousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa.

Sousas (plural)

souza

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How do you pronounce sousa?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈuzə/.
What does sousa mean?: A surname from Portuguese.
Where does sousa come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Sousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese Sousa.

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