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marimba

/məˈɹɪm.bə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
marim-ba
IPA
/məˈɹɪm.bə/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Portuguese marimba, via a Bantu source, perhaps Kimbundu marimba (“xylophone”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

marimbas (plural)

Derived Forms

marimbalike marimbist xylorimba

Phrases

diamond marimba

Synonyms

marimbaphone xylophone

Rhymes With

simba kimba

Questions

How do you pronounce marimba?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɹɪm.bə/.
What does marimba mean?
A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.
Where does marimba come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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