Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wayuu

/wɑˈjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: wayuu
IPA: /wɑˈjuː/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela.

name

The Arawak language of the Wayuu people.

Synonyms

Goajiro Guajiro Wahiro

Questions

How do you pronounce wayuu?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑˈjuː/.
What does wayuu mean?: An Amerindian ethnic group of the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela.

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