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mamaliga

[məməˈliɡə]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ma-li-ga
IPA
[məməˈliɡə]
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A maize porridge originating in Romania.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Romanian mămăligă, itself of unknown origin.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mămăligă (alternative) mamalyga (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mamaliga?
The recorded pronunciation is [məməˈliɡə].
What does mamaliga mean?
A maize porridge originating in Romania.
Where does mamaliga come from?
From Romanian mămăligă, itself of unknown origin.

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