Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buffalo hump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
buf-falo hump
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hump on the back, or the back of the neck, resulting from lipodystrophy.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does buffalo hump mean?
A hump on the back, or the back of the neck, resulting from lipodystrophy.

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