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kalimba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
kalim-ba
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.

Inflected Forms

kalimbas (plural)

Questions

What does kalimba mean?
A type of thumb piano, similar to the mbira.

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