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pipa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
pi-pa
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pear-shaped plucked lute from China.

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Etymology

From Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of bipa and biwa, and possibly barbat and barbitos.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pipas (plural)

Questions

What does pipa mean?
A pear-shaped plucked lute from China.
Where does pipa come from?
From Mandarin 琵琶 (pípá). Doublet of bipa and biwa, and possibly barbat and barbitos.

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