Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mbalax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mbal-ax
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of popular dance music chiefly performed in Senegal and The Gambia

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another local style — the Senegalese funk called mbalax — arrived with the singer Fallou Dieng, a protégé of the Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour."

Etymology

Borrowed from Wolof [Term?], meaning "rhythm".

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mbalax mean?: A genre of popular dance music chiefly performed in Senegal and The Gambia
Where does mbalax come from?: Borrowed from Wolof [Term?], meaning "rhythm".

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