Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baca

/bˈækə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: ba-ca
IPA: /bˈækə/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

Valley in ancient Palestine, named for balsam trees, the drought-tolerant vegetation growing the in that parched region.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools."
"O hast thou made my Pilgrimage Thus pleasant, fair, and good; Bless'd me in Youth and elder Age, My Baca made a springing flood?"

Etymology

Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Bacas (plural)

Phrases

Baca County De Baca

Frequently Paired Words

De Baca

Rhymes With

aca malacca alpaca vaca vacca sacca racca

Questions

How do you pronounce baca?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈækə/.
What does baca mean?: A surname.
Where does baca come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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