Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zanza

/ˈzɑnzə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: zan-za
IPA: /ˈzɑnzə/

23

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of thumb piano from Africa.

Example Sentences

"Idealized membranes, plates and bars are clearly inadequate and give way to the reality of tablas, gongs and zanzas."

Inflected Forms

zanzas (plural) zanze (alternative) sansa (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zanza?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɑnzə/.
What does zanza mean?: A kind of thumb piano from Africa.

How to pronounce zanza

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