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tombolo

/tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tombo-lo
IPA
/tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.

Etymology

From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tumulus.

Inflected Forms

tombolos (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tombolo?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɒmˈbəʊləʊ/.
What does tombolo mean?
A spit of sand linking an island to the mainland (or to another island), formed by longshore drift.
Where does tombolo come from?
From Italian tombolo (“pillow”), from Latin tumulus (“mound”), from tumeō (“to swell”). Doublet of tumulus.

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