Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsuba

/ˈtsubə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: tsu-ba
IPA: /ˈtsubə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 鍔

Inflected Forms

tsubas (plural)

Rhymes With

cuba scuba aruba tuba booba maqluba

Questions

How do you pronounce tsuba?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtsubə/.
What does tsuba mean?: The guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon.
Where does tsuba come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce tsuba

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