Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobruk

/təˈbɹʊk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: to-bruk
IPA: /təˈbɹʊk/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and port on the Mediterranean in eastern Libya.

noun

a type of defensive fighting position originally employed by the Axis forces during their North African campaign.

Etymology

From Arabic طُبْرُق (ṭubruq).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: طُبْرُق

Inflected Forms

tobruks (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tobruk?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈbɹʊk/.
What does tobruk mean?: A city and port on the Mediterranean in eastern Libya.
Where does tobruk come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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