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lucayan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
lu-cayan
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the original inhabitants of the Bahamas before the arrival of Europeans.

adj

Of or relating to these people.

Etymology

Anglicization of Spanish lucayo, derived from the Taino Lukku-Cairi (which the people used for themselves), meaning "people of the islands".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lucayans (plural) more Lucayan (comparative) most Lucayan (superlative)

Phrases

Lucayan Archipelago

Synonyms

Lucayo

Questions

What does lucayan mean?
One of the original inhabitants of the Bahamas before the arrival of Europeans.
Where does lucayan come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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