Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuzla

/tˈuzlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: tu-zla
IPA: /tˈuzlə/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the northeastern part of the country.

noun

A kind of central Anatolian rug.

Example Sentences

"The security situation forced me to cancel my trip to Sarajevo, but the people I was to meet were so disappointed that they insisted on braving the journey along fifty miles of treacherous roads to meet me in Tuzla."

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Tuzla/Тузла, from Ottoman Turkish طوزله (Tuzla), from طوز (tuz, “salt”).

Inflected Forms

tuzlas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tuzla?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈuzlə/.
What does tuzla mean?: A city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the northeastern part of the country.
Where does tuzla come from?: From Serbo-Croatian Tuzla/Тузла, from Ottoman Turkish طوزله (Tuzla), from طوز (tuz, “salt”).

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