abila

1. 1.

   a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules

   SynonymsJebel MusaAbyla

   Broaderpromontory

   Part ofMoroccoPillars of Hercules

Other forms of abila

plural

abilas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about abila

What does abila mean?

abila means "a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules".

How many syllables are in abila?

abila has 3 syllables: a-bi-la. The stress falls on "bi". In IPA it is /ɑˈbilə/.

What is another word for abila?

Close synonyms include Jebel Musa, Abyla. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abila a common word?

abila is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.