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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cima

/tʃˈimə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
cima
IPA
/tʃˈimə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of cyma.

Obsolete

name

Initialism of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cima.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cimas (plural)

Rhymes With

prima hiroshima fukushima schema fema edema ema jemima emphysema pima sima sema

Questions

How do you pronounce cima?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈimə/.
What does cima mean?
Obsolete spelling of cyma.
Where does cima come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce cima

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