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maccabe

/məˈkeɪb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
mac-cabe
IPA
/məˈkeɪb/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cába (“son of Cába”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈkeɪb/

Inflected Forms

MacCabes (plural) Mac Cabe (alternative) McCabe (alternative) Mc Cabe (alternative) M'Cabe (alternative) MCabe (alternative) MaCabe (alternative) Cabe (alternative)

Homonyms

mccabe

Questions

How do you pronounce maccabe?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈkeɪb/.
What does maccabe mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does maccabe come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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