Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bollywood

/ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: Bol-ly-wood
IPA: /ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.

name

The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.

Example Sentences

"Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries."
"Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal."

Etymology

Blend of Bombay + Hollywood.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/
British English: /ˈbɒ.li.wʊd/

Inflected Forms

B'wood (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bollywoodian Dhollywood Gollywood

Phrases

For a complete list of Hollywood and similar

Frequently Paired Words

For a complete list of Hollywood Kollywood Nollywood and similar Bollygarch

Synonyms

Urduwood

Rhymes With

hollywood nollywood tollywood kollywood mollywood lollywood trollywood pollywood dhollywood gollywood

Questions

How do you pronounce bollywood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/.
What does bollywood mean?: The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
Where does bollywood come from?: Blend of Bombay + Hollywood.

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