Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cape malay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
cape -malay
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Cape Malays

noun

A member of a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa, the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world who lived at the Cape during Dutch and British rule.

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What does cape malay mean?
Of or relating to the Cape Malays

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