Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tribeca

/tɹaɪˈbɛkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: tribeca
IPA: /tɹaɪˈbɛkə/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Tribeca.

name

A region of lower-west Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; the Triangle Below Canal Street.

Example Sentences

"Kim Hastreiter, a founder of Paper Magazine, credits Mr. McNally with helping establish TriBeCa as an artists’ haven in the 1980s."

Etymology

Blend of triangle + below + canal (“Canal Street, New York”).

Derived Forms

Tribecan

Rhymes With

rebecca mecca decca fonseca azteca manteca zecca porreca scimeca lagreca mecha deca

Questions

How do you pronounce tribeca?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈbɛkə/.
What does tribeca mean?: Alternative spelling of Tribeca.
Where does tribeca come from?: Blend of triangle + below + canal (“Canal Street, New York”).

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