Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hummum

/ˈhʌməm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hum-mum
IPA: /ˈhʌməm/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Turkish bath.

noun

Alternative form of humhum (“towelling fabric”).

Example Sentences

"a curious summer-house, excelling all his other for prospect, painting, hummum, waterworks, and a forest which is stored with game of several sorts"
"Of all those knights and baronets, lords and gentlemen, bearing arms, whose escutcheons are painted upon the walls of the famous hall of the Upper Temple, was there no philanthropist good-natured enough to devise a set of Hummums for the benefit of the lawyers, his fellows and successors?"

Etymology

From Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: حَمَّام, ح م م

Inflected Forms

hummums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hummum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌməm/.
What does hummum mean?: A Turkish bath.
Where does hummum come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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