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cambaluc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cam-baluc
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Khanbalik.

Etymology

From Italian Cambaluc found in the account of Marco Polo's travels, from Mongolian and East Turkish Khanbalik, City of the Khan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Cambuluc (alternative) Cambalu (alternative)

Questions

What does cambaluc mean?
Alternative form of Khanbalik.
Where does cambaluc come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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