Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sambre

/sˈæmbɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: sam-bre
IPA: /sˈæmbɹə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of sambar.

Obsolete

name

A river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium, a left-bank tributary of the Meuse.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sambres (plural)

Rhymes With

alhambra cambra dambra

Questions

How do you pronounce sambre?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈæmbɹə/.
What does sambre mean?: Obsolete form of sambar.

How to pronounce sambre

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