Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microbus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crobus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A station wagon shaped like a small bus.

Example Sentences

"Well, we shot the line and we went for broke With a thousand screamin' trucks An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus In a chartreuse microbus."

Etymology

From micro- + bus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microbuses (plural) microbusses (plural)

Questions

What does microbus mean?: A station wagon shaped like a small bus.
Where does microbus come from?: From micro- + bus.

How to pronounce microbus

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