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cayes

/kˈeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
cayes
IPA
/kˈeɪz/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of cay

name

A seaport and commune of Cayes borough, Sud department, Haiti.

name

An arrondissement of Sud department, Haiti.

Etymology

From French Cayes (literally “Keys”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Les Cayes (alternative) Aux Cayes (alternative)

Homonyms

kase kays kayes

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce cayes?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈeɪz/.
What does cayes mean?
plural of cay
Where does cayes come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce cayes

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