Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calumba

/kæˈlʌmbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calum-ba
IPA: /kæˈlʌmbə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Hausa kalumba (“small tree”).

Word Breakdown

Root: kalumba

Usage

Inflected Forms

calombo (alternative) colombo (alternative) columbo (alternative)

Derived Forms

calumbin columbamine

Phrases

American columbo

Rhymes With

columba

Questions

How do you pronounce calumba?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæˈlʌmbə/.
What does calumba mean?: A bitter root of a plant (Jateorhiza palmata), indigenous to Mozambique, and used as a tonic and antiseptic.
Where does calumba come from?: From Hausa kalumba (“small tree”).

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