Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sica

/sˈikə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: sica
IPA: /sˈikə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii.

name

Example Sentences

"[...] representation of a sheathed sickle on two fragments of a limestone plaque from Siristat (Figure 12). The plaque has not survived and only a sketch made by Jüthner records it. The publishers thought it showed a gladiatorial sica[…]"
"He had been honing the blades of sica daggers when Marie was brought in, work that could only be done in the secrecy of night. The huddle broke up and four Sicarii left, including the man with the nervous eyes."
"We growled as short sica daggers flashed from the folds of many robes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sīca.

Inflected Forms

sicas (plural) sicae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Sicarius

Rhymes With

eureka mika paprika frederica billerica chandrika lamonica modica ricca mojica lupica fredericka

Questions

How do you pronounce sica?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈikə/.
What does sica mean?: A curved dagger used in Ancient Roman times, associated with the Thracian and Illyrians, gladiators, and Sicarii.
Where does sica come from?: Borrowed from Latin sīca.

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