Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marimbula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: marim-bu-la
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Caribbean musical instrument, a kind of lamellophone with metal strips over a hole in a resonating box.

Etymology

From Spanish marímbula.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: marímbula

Inflected Forms

marimbulas (plural)

Questions

What does marimbula mean?: A Caribbean musical instrument, a kind of lamellophone with metal strips over a hole in a resonating box.
Where does marimbula come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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