Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsamba

/ˈ(t)sɑmbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tsam-ba
IPA: /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They bear to the contemplative Lamas their modest offerings of butter, tea and tsamba, and receive in exchange benedictions and prayers for good pasturage and prosperous flocks."

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tsampa (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gofio

Questions

How do you pronounce tsamba?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/.
What does tsamba mean?: A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.
Where does tsamba come from?: Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa).

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