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little cayman

/ˈlɪtl̩ ˈkeɪ.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
Lit-tle Cay-man
IPA
/ˈlɪtl̩ ˈkeɪ.mən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island and district of the Cayman Islands.

Etymology

The name of the island is derived from caiman (“species of alligatorid”). The element little was added to distinguish the island from its neighbours in the Cayman Islands.

Rhymes With

damon shaman grand cayman bremen layman daemon foramen caiman stamen neman flamen gravamen

Questions

How do you pronounce little cayman?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪtl̩ ˈkeɪ.mən/.
What does little cayman mean?
An island and district of the Cayman Islands.
Where does little cayman come from?
The name of the island is derived from caiman (“species of alligatorid”). The element little was added to distinguish the island from its neighbours in the Cayman Islands.

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