Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talavera

/tɑlɑvˈɛɹˌɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: ta-lav-era
IPA: /tɑlɑvˈɛɹˌɑ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, known for its pottery; in full, Talavera de la Reina.

noun

An 1809 battle during the Peninsula War fought outside the city.

noun

A kind of Spanish and Mexican majolica pottery with a milky-white glaze.

Uncountable

noun

A municipality of Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

Example Sentences

"[He] had been a conspicuous figure at Talavera, and had contributed not a little to the peculiar terror with which his regiment of infantry was regarded by the enemy."
"Many pieces of stanniferous faience have been found in Mexico which have come to be known as Talavera ware."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Talaveras (plural)

Rhymes With

terra carrera

Questions

How do you pronounce talavera?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑlɑvˈɛɹˌɑ/.
What does talavera mean?: A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, known for its pottery; in full, Talavera de la Reina.

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