Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zaguan

/zæˈɡwɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: za-guan
IPA: /zæˈɡwɑn/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest.

Etymology

Spanish zaguán

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: zaguán

Inflected Forms

zaguans (plural) zaguanes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zaguan?: The recorded pronunciation is /zæˈɡwɑn/.
What does zaguan mean?: A passageway of a central passage plan house, or the complex as a whole, in Territorial or Territorial Revival architecture in the American Southwest.
Where does zaguan come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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