Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crambo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cram-bo
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.

Uncountable

noun

A word rhyming with another word.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I saw in one corner […] a cluster of men and women, diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes […] which raised a great deal of mirth."
"His similes in order set And every crambo he could get."

Etymology

* Perhaps related to cramp (“difficult”) (adjective). * Perhaps from Latin crambe repetita (“cabbage served up again”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: crambe repetita

Usage

Inflected Forms

crambos (plural) cramboes (plural)

Phrases

crambo-clink crambo-jingle dumb crambo

Rhymes With

rambo mambo lambo ambo gambo

Questions

What does crambo mean?: A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.
Where does crambo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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