Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zambomba

/zæmˈbɒm.bə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zam-bom-ba
IPA: /zæmˈbɒm.bə/

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Spanish friction drum, consisting of a ceramic pot with a skin and a pole in the middle. To play it, the stick is rubbed to make a deep sound

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zambomba.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: zambomba

Inflected Forms

zambombas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce zambomba?: The recorded pronunciation is /zæmˈbɒm.bə/.
What does zambomba mean?: A Spanish friction drum, consisting of a ceramic pot with a skin and a pole in the middle. To play it, the stick is rubbed to make a deep sound
Where does zambomba come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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