Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

casbah

/ˈkæz.bɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: cas-bah
IPA: /ˈkæz.bɑ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

noun

The medina, the older part of a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

noun

A person's house or flat/apartment.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The king called up his jet fighters / He said, "You better earn your pay / Drop your bombs between the minarets / Down the casbah way""
"He gave me an earth-shattering kiss and whispered, “Come to my casbah and let me ply you with cupcakes.” […] We made good time getting to his apartment."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæz.bɑ/
British English: /ˈkaz.bɑː/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

casbahs (plural) cusbah (alternative) kasbah (alternative) qasbah (alternative)

Synonyms

kasbah

Questions

How do you pronounce casbah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæz.bɑ/.
What does casbah mean?: The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.
Where does casbah come from?: Borrowed from Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

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