Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cinquedea

/ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cin-que-dea
IPA
/ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/

Inflected Forms

cinquedeas (plural) cinqueda (alternative)

Synonyms

anelace

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cinquedea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/.
What does cinquedea mean?
A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
Where does cinquedea come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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