Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temuco

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: temu-co
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and commune, the capital of Cautín province and Araucanía region in Chile.

name

A former department of Chile.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chilean Spanish Temuco, from Mapudungun.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does temuco mean?: A city and commune, the capital of Cautín province and Araucanía region in Chile.
Where does temuco come from?: Borrowed from Chilean Spanish Temuco, from Mapudungun.

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