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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galamsey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
galam-sey
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local artisanal gold miner in Ghana.

Countable

noun

Illegal, small-scale gold mining in Ghana.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Derived from the phrase "gather them and sell".

Usage

Inflected Forms

galamseys (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

galamseyer

Questions

What does galamsey mean?
A local artisanal gold miner in Ghana.
Where does galamsey come from?
Derived from the phrase "gather them and sell".

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