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opa-locka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
opa-loc-ka
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

name

Alternative form of Opa-locka.

Etymology

From Creek opa-lofa-tisha-loka (big hummock (“swamp hillock”)) original placename, coined in the 1920s by civic founder Glenn Curtiss by way of shortening to make it sound vaguely Arabic, and establishing the original architectural style of Moorish revival for the city.

Inflected Forms

Opa Locka (alternative)

Questions

What does opa-locka mean?
A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Where does opa-locka come from?
From Creek opa-lofa-tisha-loka (big hummock (“swamp hillock”)) original placename, coined in the 1920s by civic founder Glenn Curtiss by way of shortening to make it sound vaguely Arabic, and establishing the original architectural style of Moorish revival for the city.

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