Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auto de fé

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: au-to de fe
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of auto da fe.

Etymology

From medieval Spanish auto de fé (“act of faith”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: auto de fé

Inflected Forms

autos de fé (plural)

Questions

What does auto de fé mean?: Alternative form of auto da fe.
Where does auto de fé come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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