khammara
\kam.ma.ʁa\
The verdict
“khammara” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Taverne, débit de boissons alcooliques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-khammara · khammara · French
khammara · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | khammara |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kam.ma.ʁa\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « khammara » en français
Rare enough to double-check
khammara is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kam.ma.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Taverne, débit de boissons alcooliques.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for khammara in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is khammara, spelled K-H-A-M-M-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1Taverne, débit de boissons alcooliques.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how khammara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au seizième siècle, un nouveau type d'établissement fit son apparition à Damas, la khammara, sorte de «bistrot», essentiellement destiné, bien que l'étymologie du vocable évoque plutôt les boissons alcoolisées, à la consommation du café.
L'idée que l'unique raison d'être d'un endroit puisse être de proposer aux clients des boissons enivrantes tenait de l'horreur, culturellement parlant. « Khammara », c'est ainsi que ma mère appelait ces endroits ; littéralement, ce terme signifie « vinerie », mais il a une connotation péjorative qui évoque davantage un bar à poivrons.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.