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caltanissetta

/ˌkæltənɪˈsɛtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
cal-tanis-set-ta
IPA
/ˌkæltənɪˈsɛtə/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and province of Sicily, Italy.

Etymology

From Italian Caltanissetta, from its ancient Arabic toponym قَلْعَة النِسَاء (qalʕa an-nisāʔ, “Fort of the Women”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Caltanissetta, -

Rhymes With

meta loretta peta vendetta zeta debtor henrietta marietta rosetta quetta getter feta

Questions

How do you pronounce caltanissetta?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæltənɪˈsɛtə/.
What does caltanissetta mean?
A city and province of Sicily, Italy.
Where does caltanissetta come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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