Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xalapa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: xala-pa
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the state capital of Veracruz, Mexico. Official name: Xalapa-Enríquez.

Etymology

From Spanish Xalapa.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Xalapa

Inflected Forms

Jalapa (alternative)

Questions

What does xalapa mean?: A city, the state capital of Veracruz, Mexico. Official name: Xalapa-Enríquez.
Where does xalapa come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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