Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nueva ecija

/ˌnweɪvɑ ˈeɪsihɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: nue-va e-ci-ja
IPA: /ˌnweɪvɑ ˈeɪsihɑ/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Palayan. Largest city: Cabanatuan.

Etymology

From Spanish Nueva Écija. Named after Écija in Seville, Spain, which Écija is from Mozarabic, from Latin Astigi.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Nueva Écija, -, Astigi

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnweɪvɑ ˈeɪsihɑ/

Questions

How do you pronounce nueva ecija?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnweɪvɑ ˈeɪsihɑ/.
What does nueva ecija mean?: A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Palayan. Largest city: Cabanatuan.
Where does nueva ecija come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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