Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vinca

/vˈɪŋkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: vin-ca
IPA: /vˈɪŋkə/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Vinca, a back-formation from Latin pervinca.

Inflected Forms

vincas (plural)

Derived Forms

vincamine

Rhymes With

inca trnka

Questions

How do you pronounce vinca?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɪŋkə/.
What does vinca mean?: Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle.
Where does vinca come from?: Borrowed from New Latin Vinca, a back-formation from Latin pervinca.

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