Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skibbereen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
skib-bereen
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Cork, Ireland.

Etymology

From Irish Sciobairín.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does skibbereen mean?
A town in County Cork, Ireland.
Where does skibbereen come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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