Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ancona

/ɑnkˈoʊnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: an-cona
IPA: /ɑnkˈoʊnə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Marche, Italy.

name

A port city and comune, the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region of Marche, Italy.

name

A small town in the Shire of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, named after Ancona, Italy.

name

A locality in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.

name

An unincorporated community in Reading Township, Livingston County, Illinois, United States, named after Ancona, Italy.

noun

A breed of poultry.

noun

An altarpiece, especially one of multiple connected pictures

noun

Alternative form of ancon

Example Sentences

"In all but colouring, the Ancona is a very similar bird to the Leghorn. It was imported from Italy probably some years before the latter. See ref. p.43."

Etymology

From Italian Ancona, from Latin Ancōna, from ancōn (“curve, elbow”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Ancona, Ancōna

Inflected Forms

Anconas (plural) ancone (plural)

Derived Forms

Anconan Ancobar

Rhymes With

arizona barcelona persona fiona mona jonah corona daytona bona verona ramona kimono

Questions

How do you pronounce ancona?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑnkˈoʊnə/.
What does ancona mean?: A province of Marche, Italy.
Where does ancona come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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