Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wombat

/ˈwɑmˌbæt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: wom-bat
IPA: /ˈwɑmˌbæt/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

noun

A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

Australian usage; Slang

name

A locality in the Hilltops council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Example Sentences

"An American tourist who was reportedly filmed picking up and running off with a wild baby wombat fled Australia after officials threatened to cancel her visa in a firestorm of criticism over the incident. […] It’s not clear when the video was shot, nor the location, but it was at night on what appears to be a country road somewhere in southeastern Australia, where most wombats reside."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑmˌbæt/
British English: /ˈwɒm.bæt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wombats (plural) whom-batt (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

wombatish wombatlike

Phrases

bare-nosed wombat northern hairy-nosed wombat southern hairy-nosed wombat wombat crossing wombat-headed wombat trail

Synonyms

vombatid

Rhymes With

that at fat cat big cat flat sat chat combat matt hat old hat

Questions

How do you pronounce wombat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑmˌbæt/.
What does wombat mean?: A herbivorous, burrowing marsupial of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
Where does wombat come from?: Borrowed from Dharug wumbat.

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