Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kame

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: kame
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.

Etymology

From Scots, from Middle English cambe (“comb”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, cambe

Inflected Forms

kames (plural)

Phrases

kame delta kame terrace

Questions

What does kame mean?: A round hill or short ridge of sand or gravel deposited by a melting glacier.
Where does kame come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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