Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollywood

/ˈpɑ.li.wʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Pol-ly-wood
IPA: /ˈpɑ.li.wʊd/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.

Informal

name

The Pashto film industry based in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Informal

Etymology

Blend of Punjab + Hollywood.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑ.li.wʊd/
British English: /ˈpɒ.li.wʊd/

Usage

Informal

Frequently Paired Words

Pallywood

Rhymes With

hollywood bollywood nollywood tollywood kollywood mollywood lollywood trollywood dhollywood gollywood

Questions

How do you pronounce pollywood?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑ.li.wʊd/.
What does pollywood mean?: The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.
Where does pollywood come from?: Blend of Punjab + Hollywood.

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