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cumbia

/ˈkumbja/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
cumbia
IPA
/ˈkumbja/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "There’s […] an accordion- and brass-pumped Colombian cumbia for “Cumbia de Los Aburridos” (“Cumbia of the Bored”)."

Etymology

From Colombian and Panamanian Spanish cumbia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cumbias (plural)

Rhymes With

columbia colombia

Questions

How do you pronounce cumbia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkumbja/.
What does cumbia mean?
A traditional style of Colombian dance and music, or a piece in this style.
Where does cumbia come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce cumbia

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