Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timbuctoo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: tim-buc-too
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Dated form of Timbuktu.

Dated

Example Sentences

"This national feeling is never more evinced than on the Continent: they herd together after their kind, and Englishman meets Englishman as if they encountered in the deserts round Timbuctoo."

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does timbuctoo mean?: Dated form of Timbuktu.

How to pronounce timbuctoo

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