Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

num-num

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: num-num
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She moved off, calling, "Pussykins? Don't 'oo want some num-nums?""

Etymology

Imitative of the sound of eating: see num.

Usage

Inflected Forms

num-nums (plural) num num (alternative)

Questions

What does num-num mean?: Tasty food.
Where does num-num come from?: Imitative of the sound of eating: see num.

How to pronounce num-num

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