Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negombo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
ne-gom-bo
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Negombo, a city in Sri Lanka

Etymology

From Tamil நீர்கொழும்பு (nīrkoḻumpu), borrowed via Portuguese Negombo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: நீர்கொழும்பு, Negombo

Questions

What does negombo mean?
Negombo, a city in Sri Lanka
Where does negombo come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce negombo

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