lassa

Questions about lassa

What does lassa mean?

lassa means "the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers".

How many syllables are in lassa?

lassa has 2 syllables: las-sa. The stress falls on "las". In IPA it is /ˈlɑsə/.

What is another word for lassa?

Close synonyms include Lhasa, capital of Tibet, Forbidden City. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lassa a common word?

lassa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lassa?

1 word rhymes with lassa. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.