How to pronounce marimba
American English pronunciation
muh-RIM-buh
- IPA
- /məˈɹɪmbə/
- Syllables
- muh · RIM · buh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What marimba means
A big wooden xylophone with tubes hanging under its bars
In a sentence: The music teacher let us tap the marimba with soft mallets.
Where it comes from: It comes from madimba, an African word that is the plural of dimba.
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