Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xingu

/ʃɪŋˈɡu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: xin-gu
IPA: /ʃɪŋˈɡu/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major river in Brazil that flows north into the Amazon delta.

name

A cultural reservation in central Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso.

noun

Any of several indigenous tribes of Amerindian peoples who live in the Xingu reservation.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Xingu.

Questions

How do you pronounce xingu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪŋˈɡu/.
What does xingu mean?: A major river in Brazil that flows north into the Amazon delta.
Where does xingu come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese Xingu.

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