Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zika

/zˈɪkə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: zi-ka
IPA: /zˈɪkə/

17

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The disease caused by the Zika virus.

Uncountable

noun

The Zika virus.

Uncountable

name

A forest near Entebbe, Uganda.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of zika (“virus and disease”).

Uncountable

name

A surname from Czech.

Example Sentences

"Dr Umair A Shah, executive director of the Harris County department of public health, said, “It’s probably not a case of if we get zika in our native mosquitoes, it’s probably a case of when we get zika in our native mosquitoes.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Zika, a short form of the personal name Zikmund.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: Zika

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Zikas (plural)

Phrases

Zika disease Zika fever Zika virus

Frequently Paired Words

Zika disease Zika fever Zika virus

Rhymes With

wicca brca ruzicka muzyka partyka gorczyca pyka

Questions

How do you pronounce zika?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈɪkə/.
What does zika mean?: The disease caused by the Zika virus.
Where does zika come from?: It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce zika

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