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mombasa

/mɑmbˈɑsə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
mom-basa
IPA
/mɑmbˈɑsə/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large coastal city in Kenya, the second-largest city in Kenya.

name

A county of Kenya.

Etymology

From Swahili Mombasa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Mombasa Island Mombasa golden starburst tarantula

Rhymes With

casa asa kinshasa lhasa lassa basa kielbasa bourassa ossa thalassa kolasa lanasa

Questions

How do you pronounce mombasa?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑmbˈɑsə/.
What does mombasa mean?
A large coastal city in Kenya, the second-largest city in Kenya.
Where does mombasa come from?
It is traced to Swahili.

How to pronounce mombasa

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