Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southern cone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: south-ern -cone
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The southern portion of South America, consisting of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, sometimes southern Brazil, São Paulo state and Paraguay.

Example Sentences

"Some words are therefore in order to clarify why Bolivia is excluded from our definition of the Southern Cone, and by extension from the Southern Cone Model."

Etymology

Calque of Spanish Cono Sur.

Inflected Forms

the Southern Cone (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Mercosur

Questions

What does southern cone mean?: The southern portion of South America, consisting of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, sometimes southern Brazil, São Paulo state and Paraguay.
Where does southern cone come from?: Calque of Spanish Cono Sur.

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