Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bay of biscay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: bay of bis-cay
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.

Etymology

Named for the Spanish province of Biscay.

Inflected Forms

the Bay of Biscay (canonical)

Questions

What does bay of biscay mean?: A gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain.
Where does bay of biscay come from?: Named for the Spanish province of Biscay.

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