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prickly pear cays

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
prick-ly -pear -cays
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small archipelago of Anguilla.

Etymology

The island is named for the presence of prickly pear (“Opuntia sp.”).

Inflected Forms

the Prickly Pear Cays (canonical)

Questions

What does prickly pear cays mean?
A small archipelago of Anguilla.
Where does prickly pear cays come from?
The island is named for the presence of prickly pear (“Opuntia sp.”).

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