Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalamazoo

/ˌkæləməˈzuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: kala-ma-zoo
IPA: /ˌkæləməˈzuː/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.

name

A township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, adjacent to the city.

noun

A pump trolley.

Australian usage

Etymology

Probably of Algonquian origin. See Wikipedia: Etymology of Kalamazoo for more.

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

Kalamazoos (plural)

Phrases

Kalamazoo County

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kalamazoo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæləməˈzuː/.
What does kalamazoo mean?: A city, the county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States.
Where does kalamazoo come from?: Probably of Algonquian origin. See Wikipedia: Etymology of Kalamazoo for more.

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