Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meaco

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mea-co
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A late medieval name for Kyoto, a city of Japan.

name

The entire island of Honshu, of which it was the capital.

Example Sentences

"So on the thriteenth of June in the Year 1585, having reciv'd theſe ſeveral Bounties, and Benedictions from his Holineſs, they departed, and travelling through Italy and other Lands, much toſs'd and turmoil'd by Sea, ſpending five years abroard, they Landed at Nangeʃaque in Japan, and from thence went directly to the Emperors Court at Meaco."
"The greateſt and wealtheiſt ſtands divided into three and fifty Provinces, or petty Kingdoms, the chief City call'd Meaco, gives in denomination to that Iſle."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 都 (miyako, “capital”), as the city was formerly the capital of Japan.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 都

Questions

What does meaco mean?: A late medieval name for Kyoto, a city of Japan.
Where does meaco come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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