Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ibiza

/iˈbiːsə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: I-bi-za
IPA: /iˈbiːsə/

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.

name

A city and municipality of Ibiza.

Example Sentences

"Yet many people, their egalitarian instincts activated, have shown little sympathy for the prince, who is said once to have left a tip of €80,000 in Ibiza."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ibiza, from Catalan Eivissa, from Arabic يَابِسَة (yābisa), from Latin Ebusus, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌 (ʾybšm).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: Eivissa, يَابِسَة, Ebusus, 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤌

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /iˈbiːsə/
British English: /ɪˈbiːθə/

Derived Forms

Ibizan

Frequently Paired Words

Formentera Minorca Mallorca

Synonyms

White Isle Beefa Beefs

Rhymes With

visa louisa liza silesia misa ariza baeza urquiza loaiza lisa teresa mona lisa

Questions

How do you pronounce ibiza?: The recorded pronunciation is /iˈbiːsə/.
What does ibiza mean?: An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.
Where does ibiza come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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