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vigia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
vi-gia
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.

Etymology

From Spanish vigía (“lookout; reef”), from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.

Inflected Forms

vigias (plural)

Questions

What does vigia mean?
A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown.
Where does vigia come from?
From Spanish vigía (“lookout; reef”), from Portuguese vigia, ultimately from Latin vigilare.

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