Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elche

/ˈɛlt͡ʃeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: elche
IPA: /ˈɛlt͡ʃeɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.

Etymology

From Spanish Elche, from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē, “A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete”). The Spanish city was named after Helike by Greek colonists.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Elche, Ἑλίκη

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛlt͡ʃeɪ/

Questions

How do you pronounce elche?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlt͡ʃeɪ/.
What does elche mean?: A city in Alicante, Valencia, Spain.
Where does elche come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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