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tarrafal

/tɑːɹəˈfɑːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tar-rafal
IPA
/tɑːɹəˈfɑːl/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in northern Santiago, Cape Verde; the seat of the municipality of Tarrafal.

Etymology

From Portuguese tarrafes (“dominant on the sandy shores”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

tarrafalense

Questions

How do you pronounce tarrafal?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɑːɹəˈfɑːl/.
What does tarrafal mean?
A city in northern Santiago, Cape Verde; the seat of the municipality of Tarrafal.
Where does tarrafal come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce tarrafal

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