Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanzam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wan-zam
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An itinerant barber in parts of Africa, especially one that performs circumcisions.

Etymology

From Hausa wànzâm.

Word Breakdown

Root: wanzami

Inflected Forms

wanzams (plural)

Questions

What does wanzam mean?: An itinerant barber in parts of Africa, especially one that performs circumcisions.
Where does wanzam come from?: From Hausa wànzâm.

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