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woomera

/wʊmra/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
woomera
IPA
/wʊmra/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.

Australian usage

name

An area of South Australia used in Australia's rocket launch program.

name

A town in South Australia, Australia located on the Nullarbor Plain about 150 miles north of Adelaide.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wumara.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wʊmra/

Usage

Inflected Forms

woomeras (plural) wamara (alternative) womera (alternative) wommera (alternative) woomerah (alternative) woomerang (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

atlatl

Questions

How do you pronounce woomera?
The recorded pronunciation is /wʊmra/.
What does woomera mean?
A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians.
Where does woomera come from?
Borrowed from Dharug wumara.

How to pronounce woomera

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