Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhaita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhai-ta
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shawm used as a traditional musical instrument in Morocco.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَيْطَة (ḡayṭa).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: غَيْطَة

Inflected Forms

rhaitas (plural) ghaita (alternative)

Questions

What does rhaita mean?: A shawm used as a traditional musical instrument in Morocco.
Where does rhaita come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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