Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cabe

/kˈeɪb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: cabe
IPA: /kˈeɪb/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Reduced form of MacCabe or McCabe, anglicized form of Irish Mac Cába.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Cába

Inflected Forms

Cabes (plural)

Rhymes With

babe abe gabe mccabe rabe mabe staib

Questions

How do you pronounce cabe?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈeɪb/.
What does cabe mean?: A surname.
Where does cabe come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce cabe

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