Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telecabin

/ˈtɛlɪˌkæbɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-cab-in
IPA: /ˈtɛlɪˌkæbɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of cable car used as a ski lift.

Example Sentences

"Any doubts I had as to the potential of the resort vanished as I rode the telecabin to Borreguiles, swaying up the sheeted white to the jagged-toothed peak of Veleta."

Etymology

Borrowed from French télécabine.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: télécabine

Inflected Forms

telecabins (plural) telecabine (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce telecabin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛlɪˌkæbɪn/.
What does telecabin mean?: A type of cable car used as a ski lift.
Where does telecabin come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce telecabin

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