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timor-leste

/tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
tim-o-r-leste
IPA
/tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)

Etymology

From Portuguese Timor-Leste (literally “East Timor”).

Questions

How do you pronounce timor-leste?
The recorded pronunciation is /tiˈmɔːr ˈlɛʃteɪ/.
What does timor-leste mean?
East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
Where does timor-leste come from?
From Portuguese Timor-Leste (literally “East Timor”).

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