how to pronounce marimba

/mɚˈɪmbə/

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marimba is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of marimba in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and she wanted to fund a marimba album …”

meanings of marimba

noun:

A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.

marimba frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word marimba occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics marimba can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that marimba can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;