Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

segu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: segu
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in south-central Mali, lying 235 kilometres (146 mi) northeast of Bamako on the River Niger.

name

A region in south-central Mali.

Etymology

From Bambara Segu.

Word Breakdown

Root: Segu

Inflected Forms

Segou (alternative) Ségou (alternative)

Questions

What does segu mean?: A city in south-central Mali, lying 235 kilometres (146 mi) northeast of Bamako on the River Niger.
Where does segu come from?: From Bambara Segu.

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