Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newquay

/ˈnjuːkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: newquay
IPA: /ˈnjuːkiː/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).

Etymology

From new + quay, for a quay built here in the 15th century.

Questions

How do you pronounce newquay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːkiː/.
What does newquay mean?: A town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).
Where does newquay come from?: From new + quay, for a quay built here in the 15th century.

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