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shimabukuro

/ˌʃɪməˈbukuroʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
shimabukuro
IPA
/ˌʃɪməˈbukuroʊ/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 島袋 (Shimabukuro).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shimabukuros (plural)

Rhymes With

bureau muro curro demuro maturo montemurro burow tamburro

Questions

How do you pronounce shimabukuro?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɪməˈbukuroʊ/.
What does shimabukuro mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does shimabukuro come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce shimabukuro

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