Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: ngo-ma
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili ngoma (“dance”).

Inflected Forms

ngomas (plural)

Phrases

ngoma drum

Questions

What does ngoma mean?: A large social dancing event in parts of Africa.
Where does ngoma come from?: Borrowed from Swahili ngoma (“dance”).

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