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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garaya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
garaya
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a two-string spike lute from Nigeria and Niger

Etymology

Borrowed from Hausa gàrāyā.

Inflected Forms

garayas (plural)

Questions

What does garaya mean?
a two-string spike lute from Nigeria and Niger
Where does garaya come from?
Borrowed from Hausa gàrāyā.

How to pronounce garaya

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