Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xibalba

/ʃiˈbɑːlbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: xibal-ba
IPA: /ʃiˈbɑːlbə/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The underworld in Mayan mythology.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Xibalbá, from Mayan.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Xibalbá

Derived Forms

Xibalban

Questions

How do you pronounce xibalba?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃiˈbɑːlbə/.
What does xibalba mean?: The underworld in Mayan mythology.
Where does xibalba come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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