lama
/ˈlɑː.mə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.48 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
noun
Alternative form of llama.
name
A surname.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The Wedding Dress, composed of a most magnificent silver lama, on net, over a rich silver tissue slip, with a superb border of silver lama embroidery at the bottom, forming shells and bouquets; above the border a most elegant falling, tastefully designed, in festoons of rich silver lama, and finished with a very brilliant roleau^([sic]) of lama."
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Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.