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asunción

/əˌsuːnsiˈɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
A-sun-sion
IPA
/əˌsuːnsiˈɒn/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Paraguay.

name

The Paraguayan government.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Asunción, from asunción (“Assumption”).

Questions

How do you pronounce asunción?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌsuːnsiˈɒn/.
What does asunción mean?
The capital and largest city of Paraguay.
Where does asunción come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Asunción, from asunción (“Assumption”).

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