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lovango cay

/loʊˈvæŋ.ɡoʊ ˈkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Lo-van-go Cay
IPA
/loʊˈvæŋ.ɡoʊ ˈkiː/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the United States Virgin Islands.

Etymology

Named after the former Kingdom of Loango. The island was used as a holding location for slaves transported from Africa. Compare Congo Cay. An erroneous local legend holds that the toponym derives from "love-and-go" and refers to a former brothel on the island. This folk etymology arose because of the insertion of a v into the toponym.

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce lovango cay?
The recorded pronunciation is /loʊˈvæŋ.ɡoʊ ˈkiː/.
What does lovango cay mean?
An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Where does lovango cay come from?
Named after the former Kingdom of Loango. The island was used as a holding location for slaves transported from Africa. Compare Congo Cay. An erroneous local legend holds that the toponym derives from "love-and-go" and refers to a former brothel on the island. This folk etymology arose because of the insertion of a v into the toponym.

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