Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zapatera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: za-p-a-t-era
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of decomposition.

noun

An olive defective because of bruises, wormholes, etc.

name

A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish aceituna zapatera.

Inflected Forms

zapateras (plural)

Questions

What does zapatera mean?: A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of decomposition.
Where does zapatera come from?: From Spanish aceituna zapatera.

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