Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mazaca

/ˈmæzəkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maza-ca
IPA: /ˈmæzəkə/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Cappadocia in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey; modern Kayseri.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Māzaca, from Ancient Greek Μάζακα (Mázaka), from the name of the tribe of Mushki. Compare Old Armenian Մաժաք (Mažakʻ).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Μάζακα

Inflected Forms

Caesarea Mazaca (alternative) Mazaka (alternative)

Synonyms

Eusebia Caesarea Kaisariyah

Questions

How do you pronounce mazaca?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæzəkə/.
What does mazaca mean?: The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Cappadocia in Asia Minor, in modern Turkey; modern Kayseri.
Where does mazaca come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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