California

Meaning

  1. (feminine) California (a state of the United States)
  2. (feminine) A town in the Usulután department, El Salvador

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
Ca‧li‧for‧nia
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaliˈfoɾnja/
Etymology

Mentioned in Montalvo's Las sergas de Esplandián as the name of Calafia's monarchy. A name invented by the author to remind Spanish readers of the recent Reconquista, probably related to califa (“caliph”).

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