Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cecina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
ceci-na
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Salted, dried meat.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Livorno, Italy.

Etymology

From Spanish cecina, from Vulgar Latin *siccīna (“jerky”), from Latin siccus (“dry”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cecina, *siccīna, siccus

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does cecina mean?
Salted, dried meat.
Where does cecina come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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