how to pronounce mecca

/ˈmɛkə/

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mecca is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mecca in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… made it a kind of mecca for all sorts of …”

meanings of mecca

name:

A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.
A surname.
A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
A large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime.

noun:

Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.

mecca frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word mecca occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.