Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramkie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ramkie
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An improvised guitar-like string instrument made from a discarded oil can, with or without frets, most commonly with three or four strings made from either fishing line or a bicycle brake wire, originating in the folk music of Southern Africa.

Etymology

From Afrikaans ramkie, from Portuguese rabequinha (“little fiddle”).

Inflected Forms

ramkies (plural)

Questions

What does ramkie mean?
An improvised guitar-like string instrument made from a discarded oil can, with or without frets, most commonly with three or four strings made from either fishing line or a bicycle brake wire, originating in the folk music of Southern Africa.
Where does ramkie come from?
From Afrikaans ramkie, from Portuguese rabequinha (“little fiddle”).

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