Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbilo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: um-bi-lo
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Durban, South Africa, named after the river.

name

A river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which flows into Durban harbour.

Etymology

From Zulu.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does umbilo mean?: A suburb of Durban, South Africa, named after the river.
Where does umbilo come from?: From Zulu.

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