Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lomba

/lˈɑmbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: lom-ba
IPA: /lˈɑmbə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Habitational surname from Portuguese and Galician Lomba, from Galician lomba (“mountain ridge”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Lomba

Inflected Forms

Lombas (plural)

Rhymes With

samba mamba bomba

Questions

How do you pronounce lomba?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɑmbə/.
What does lomba mean?: A surname.
Where does lomba come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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