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tuam

/ˈtuːəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
tu-am
IPA
/ˈtuːəm/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in County Galway, Ireland.

Etymology

From Irish Tuaim, from tuaim (“tumulus”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

How do you pronounce tuam?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuːəm/.
What does tuam mean?
A town in County Galway, Ireland.
Where does tuam come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce tuam

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