mangrove cay
/ˈmæŋ.ɡɹəʊv ˈkiː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An island and district of the Bahamas.
name
An island of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Etymology
The island in the Bahamas is named for the presence of mangrove trees on the island. The island in the Turks and Caicos Islands is named for the presence of red mangrove (“Rhizophora mangle”) trees.