Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamo

/ˈʃɑˌmɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
Sha-mo
IPA
/ˈʃɑˌmɔ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Gobi.

Obsolete

Etymology

From the Mandarin word for desert, 沙漠 (shāmò, literally “sandy desert”), historically used as the proper name of the Gobi Desert.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Xamo (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

Gobi

Questions

How do you pronounce shamo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɑˌmɔ/.
What does shamo mean?
Synonym of Gobi.
Where does shamo come from?
From the Mandarin word for desert, 沙漠 (shāmò, literally “sandy desert”), historically used as the proper name of the Gobi Desert.

How to pronounce shamo

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