Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moko jumbie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
moko jumbie
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.

Etymology

Possibly from Kongo moko (“curer, diviner”) or from Moko, the name of a person or group of people, with English jumbie, itself from Kongo zumbi (“fetish, spirit”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

moko jumbies (plural)

Questions

What does moko jumbie mean?
A carnival performer in the Caribbean who walks or dances on stilts.
Where does moko jumbie come from?
Possibly from Kongo moko (“curer, diviner”) or from Moko, the name of a person or group of people, with English jumbie, itself from Kongo zumbi (“fetish, spirit”).

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