Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dalasi

/dəˈlɑːsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dalasi
IPA: /dəˈlɑːsi/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The currency of the Gambia, divided into 100 bututs.

Example Sentences

"I stood at the desk, about to pay my twenty-five dalasi for fifteen minutes."

Etymology

From (stem form of) Mandinka dalasoo.

Word Breakdown

Root: dalasoo

Inflected Forms

dalasis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dalasi?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈlɑːsi/.
What does dalasi mean?: The currency of the Gambia, divided into 100 bututs.
Where does dalasi come from?: From (stem form of) Mandinka dalasoo.

How to pronounce dalasi

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