Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urupa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uru-pa
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Māori culture, a burial ground.

New Zealand usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori urupā.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

urupas (plural)

Questions

What does urupa mean?
In Māori culture, a burial ground.
Where does urupa come from?
Borrowed from Māori urupā.

How to pronounce urupa

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