Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zilizopendwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zili-zopend-wa
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Swahili zilizopendwa (“those that were loved (inanimate)”), probably because the genre arose in the post-independence era in East Africa and was loved by locals for its representation of freedom.

Origin

Source language: Swahili

Word Breakdown

Root: zilizopendwa

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

zilipendwa

Questions

What does zilizopendwa mean?: A genre of urban East African music recorded in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Where does zilizopendwa come from?: It is traced to Swahili.

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