Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

algeciras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: al-ge-ci-ras
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.

Etymology

From Spanish Algeciras, from Arabic الجزيرة الخضراء (al-Jazīrah al-Khaḍrāʾ, “Green Island”) in reference to nearby Isla Verde. Doublet of Algiers and Algeria.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Algeciras, الجزيرة الخضراء

Questions

What does algeciras mean?: A city on the Bay of Gibraltar, in Andalusia, Spain.
Where does algeciras come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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