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- [mahm-bah]
- /ˈmɑm bɑ/
- /ˈmæm.bə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahm-bah]
- /ˈmɑm bɑ/
Definitions of mamba word
- noun mamba any of several long, slender, arboreal snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, of central and southern Africa, the bite of which is often fatal. 1
- noun mamba A large, agile, highly venomous African snake. 1
- noun mamba venomous snake 1
- noun mamba any aggressive partly arboreal tropical African venomous elapid snake of the genus Dendroaspis, esp D. angusticeps (green and black mambas) 0
- noun mamba any of a genus (Dendroaspis) of extremely poisonous, elapine, African tree snakes similar to the cobras but not hooded; esp., a long, green E African snake (D. angusticeps) 0
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Origin of mamba
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Nguni; compare Zulu imamba, izimamba
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mamba
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mamba popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mamba usage trend in Literature
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