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tiburon

/tˈibəɹˌɔn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
tiburon
IPA
/tˈibəɹˌɔn/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Marin County, California.

noun

A shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish tiburón (“shark”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tiburons (plural) tuberon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tiburon?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈibəɹˌɔn/.
What does tiburon mean?
A town in Marin County, California.
Where does tiburon come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce tiburon

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