Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malabar coast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: mal-abar -coast
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.

Indian usage

name

The entire western coast of India.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"A Muncheel is a kind of litter, resembling a sea-cot, or hammock, hung to a long pole, with a moveable covering over the whole, to keep off the sun or rain. Six men will run with one from one end of the Malabar coast to the other, while twelve are necessary for the lightest palanquin."

Etymology

From the former general inaccessibility and unimportance of the interior to European traders.

Usage

Indian usage

Synonyms

Malabar forming the southwest coast of India now principally the state of Kerala

Questions

What does malabar coast mean?: Synonym of Malabar, forming the southwest coast of India, now principally the state of Kerala.
Where does malabar coast come from?: From the former general inaccessibility and unimportance of the interior to European traders.

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