Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capesized

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cape-sized
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of Capesize (“of a ship: too large to use major canals and therefore having to use one of the Cape routes to pass from ocean to ocean”).

Etymology

From cape + sized, in reference to the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.

Synonyms

Capesize

Questions

What does capesized mean?: Synonym of Capesize (“of a ship: too large to use major canals and therefore having to use one of the Cape routes to pass from ocean to ocean”).
Where does capesized come from?: From cape + sized, in reference to the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.

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