Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zama-zama

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
za-ma-za-ma
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who works illegally in abandoned mineshafts in order to retrieve metals or minerals.

Etymology

From Zulu -zama, stem of ukuzama (“to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

zama-zamas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does zama-zama mean?
A person who works illegally in abandoned mineshafts in order to retrieve metals or minerals.
Where does zama-zama come from?
From Zulu -zama, stem of ukuzama (“to try, strive, make an attempt to obtain something”).

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