cayman islands
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Three islands constituting an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.
name
Offshore bank accounts based in the Cayman Islands.
name
Etymology
From Spanish Caymanes, variant of earlier Spanish Lagartos in reference to the early prevalence of marine and freshwater crocodiles on the islands. Spanish caimán and Portuguese caimão are of uncertain etymology, being variously attributed to Taíno kaimán, Kari'na acayouman, and Kongo.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Caymanes, Lagartos
Inflected Forms
the Cayman Islands (canonical)
Caiman Islands (alternative)