Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tambora

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: tamb-o-ra
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several drums.

noun

Any of several drums.

noun

Any of several drums.

name

An active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

name

An extinct non-Austronesian (Papuan) language of the Tambora culture of central Sumbawa, in contemporary Indonesia.

Etymology

From Spanish tambor.

Inflected Forms

tamboras (plural)

Questions

What does tambora mean?: Any of several drums.
Where does tambora come from?: From Spanish tambor.

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