Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartaya

/kˌɑɹtˈaɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-taya
IPA: /kˌɑɹtˈaɪə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cartaya. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela and Cuba.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Cartaya

Inflected Forms

Cartayas (plural)

Rhymes With

via maya messiah jeremiah mariah playa josiah gaia maia papaya jaya aja

Questions

How do you pronounce cartaya?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɑɹtˈaɪə/.
What does cartaya mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does cartaya come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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