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cartagena

/kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
carta-ge-na
IPA
/kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Murcia, Spain.

name

A city in northern Colombia.

Etymology

From Spanish Cartagena, ultimately from Latin Carthāgō Nova (“New Carthage”), of Punic origin, cognate to Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕-𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕 (qrt-ḥdšt, “Carthage”, literally “New City”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/
  • British English: /kɑːtəˈheɪnə/

Derived Forms

Cartagenan

Phrases

Cartagena bark Cartagena ipecac

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina

Questions

How do you pronounce cartagena?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɑɹtəˈheɪnə/.
What does cartagena mean?
A city in Murcia, Spain.
Where does cartagena come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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