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bahamas

/bəˈhɑː.məz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
ba-hamas
IPA
/bəˈhɑː.məz/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Etymology

Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bəˈhɑː.məz/
  • British English: /bəˈhɑː.məz/

Inflected Forms

the Bahamas (canonical) The Bahamas (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bahaman Bahamian

Frequently Paired Words

Nassau

Rhymes With

dramas pajamas commas mamas llamas lamas tamas damas arzamas

Questions

How do you pronounce bahamas?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈhɑː.məz/.
What does bahamas mean?
An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
Where does bahamas come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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