ceca

English

Noun

ceca

1. plural of cecum

Anagrams

• ECAC, Ecca, CCEA, cace, e/acc

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛka
• Hyphenation: cè‧ca

Adjective

ceca

1. feminine singular of ceco

Anagrams

• Ecca, acce

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic سَكَّة (sakka), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθeka/ [ˈθe.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseka/ [ˈse.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: ce‧ca

Noun

ceca f (plural cecas)

1. (historical) mint (where coins or money are made)
2. (Argentina) tails (side of a coin)

   Synonyms: cruz, (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela) sello

Derived terms

• cara o ceca (Argentina)

 

Further reading

• “ceca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28