Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cape horn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: cape horn
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.

Etymology

Ultimately from Dutch Kaap Hoorn, named after the hometown and flagship (both Hoorn) of Willem Schouten, who was the first to sail around the cape into the Pacific Ocean in 1616.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Kaap Hoorn

Phrases

Cape Horner

Questions

What does cape horn mean?: The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.
Where does cape horn come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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