Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anza-borrego

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: an-za--bor-rego
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A state park within the Colorado Desert in southern California, United States.

Etymology

From the name of 18th-century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, and the Spanish word borrego (“sheep”).

Questions

What does anza-borrego mean?: A state park within the Colorado Desert in southern California, United States.
Where does anza-borrego come from?: From the name of 18th-century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, and the Spanish word borrego (“sheep”).

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