Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cicala

/sɪˈkɑːlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: ci-cala
IPA: /sɪˈkɑːlə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from Italian.

Example Sentences

"The shrill cicalas, people of the pine, / Making their summer lives one ceaseless song […]"
"She recalled the old hall, with its storied frescoes—the woods, where so many mornings had passed so happily away—the little river, where they used to launch their light boats, made of the green rushes which grew beside; she recalled the blithe chirp of the cicala in the fragrant grass—and the gleam of the fire-flies, glittering by twilight amid the boughs of the myrtle."

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Latin cicādader. Early Medieval Latin cicāla Italian cicalader. Occitan cicalader. English cicala Derived from Italian cicala and Occitan cicala. Doublet of cicada.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Cicala

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sɪˈkɑːlə/

Inflected Forms

cicalas (plural) cicale (alternative)

Synonyms

cicada

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cicala?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈkɑːlə/.
What does cicala mean?: A cicada.
Where does cicala come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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