Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seville

/səˈvɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: seville
IPA: /səˈvɪl/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

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A province of Andalusia, Spain.

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Etymology

From Spanish Sevilla (possibly through a Middle French form), from Arabic إِشْبِيلِيَة (ʔišbīliya), from Latin Hispalis, ultimately from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 (šplh /⁠sefela⁠/, “plain, valley”). Compare Hebrew שפלה (shfela, “lowland”), Arabic سافل (safil, “lowly”). Doublet of Sevilla.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Sevilla, -, إِشْبِيلِيَة, Hispalis, 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄

Derived Forms

Sevillan Sevillian Sevillano

Phrases

Seville East Seville orange

Synonyms

Hims al-Andalus Ishbiliya Pearl of Andalusia

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce seville?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈvɪl/.
What does seville mean?: The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.
Where does seville come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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