Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mamba

/ˈmæmbə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: mam-ba
IPA: /ˈmæmbə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

name

a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbámbà Zulu ímâmbader. English mamba Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

Inflected Forms

mambas (plural)

Phrases

black mamba green mamba

Rhymes With

samba bomba lomba

Questions

How do you pronounce mamba?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæmbə/.
What does mamba mean?: Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
Where does mamba come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mbámbà Zulu ímâmbader. English mamba Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.

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