bumbo
noun
bumbo is spelled B-U-M-B-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bumbo means “A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bumbo?
| Letters | 5: B-U-M-B-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bumbo?
Bumbo appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bumbo?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bumbo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bumbo
- bombo
- bumboo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bumbo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bumbo come from?
Perhaps from Italian (baby-talk) bombo (“drink”), of imitative origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).