desnuda
des·nu·da/dɛsˈnudɑ/noun
desnuda is spelled D-E-S-N-U-D-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (des·nu·da). It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, desnuda means “A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of desnuda is desnudas.
How many letters and syllables are in desnuda?
| Letters | 7: D-E-S-N-U-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: des·nu·da |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is desnuda?
Desnuda appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce desnuda?
- UK /dɛsˈnuːdɑ/
- US /dɛsˈnudɑ/
Desnuda has 3 syllables, split des·nu·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-desnuda.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of desnuda
- desnudas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does desnuda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Desnuda in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desnuda |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does desnuda come from?
Borrowed from Spanish desnuda, the feminine singular of desnudo (“naked, nude, undressed”), ultimately from Latin nūdus (“naked, nude, undressed”) and Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare, naked”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).