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celaya

/seɪlˈeɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
celaya
IPA
/seɪlˈeɪə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Celaya, a habitational surname from Basque Zelaia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Celaya, Zelaia

Inflected Forms

Celayas (plural)

Rhymes With

isaiah freya raya kamehameha kilauea leya hygeia caya hydeia

Questions

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

How to pronounce celaya

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