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willamette

/wɪˈlæmɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
willamette
IPA
/wɪˈlæmɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Oregon, United States, a major tributary of the Columbia River.

Etymology

From a French adaptation of the name of a Clackamas village on the river. The Clackamas spoke a Wasco-Wishram dialect.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

gamut mamet sammut

Questions

How do you pronounce willamette?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɪˈlæmɪt/.
What does willamette mean?
A river in Oregon, United States, a major tributary of the Columbia River.
Where does willamette come from?
It is traced to French.

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