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camagüey

/kˈæməɡeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
ca-m-aguey
IPA
/kˈæməɡeɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in eastern central Cuba of over 300,000 people.

Etymology

From Spanish Camagüey, renamed after Chief Camagüebax in 1898. Both names probably derive from Taino camagua (Wallenia laurifolia).

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Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce camagüey?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈæməɡeɪ/.
What does camagüey mean?
A city in eastern central Cuba of over 300,000 people.
Where does camagüey come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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