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tierra del fuego

/tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
tier-ra del -fuego
IPA
/tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.

name

An archipelago and geographic region of Chile and Argentina, consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.

name

A province of Argentina. Official name: Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. Capital: Ushuaia.

name

A province of Chile. Capital: Porvenir.

name

A former department of Chile.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”), reportedly named so by Ferdinand Magellan after the many fires lit up by the local population.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/
  • British English: /tɪˌɛːɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡəʊ/

Derived Forms

Fuegian

Synonyms

Fireland

Rhymes With

tobago great tobago little tobago sago dago lumbago solidago plumbago grego galago vorago ustilago

Questions

How do you pronounce tierra del fuego?
The recorded pronunciation is /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/.
What does tierra del fuego mean?
An island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
Where does tierra del fuego come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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