Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceiba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: cei-ba
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.

noun

The silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba.

name

name

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Etymology

Etymology tree Taíno *seibabor. Spanish ceibabor. English ceiba Borrowed from Spanish ceiba.

Inflected Forms

ceibas (plural)

Phrases

Mercedes La Ceiba

Frequently Paired Words

ceibo Mercedes La Ceiba

Questions

What does ceiba mean?: Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra.
Where does ceiba come from?: Etymology tree Taíno *seibabor. Spanish ceibabor. English ceiba Borrowed from Spanish ceiba.

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