Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannae

/ˈkæniː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: can-nae
IPA: /ˈkæniː/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cannae.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Cannae

Questions

How do you pronounce cannae?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæniː/.
What does cannae mean?: A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans
Where does cannae come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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