praia

Questions about praia

What does praia mean?

praia means "the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island".

How many syllables are in praia?

praia has 2 syllables and divides as pra-ia under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for praia?

Close synonyms include Cidade de Praia, capital of Cape Verde. 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 praia a common word?

praia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.