bungarra
/ˈbʌŋəɹə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One of several species of large Australian monitor lizard, usually Varanus gouldii or Varanus panoptes.
Australian usage
Example Sentences
- "Our jam-tree, too, as Villiers knows, / Adds zest to boiled bungarra; / But p'r'aps he doesn't also know, / Though jam-trees in profusion grow, / We're also "Canning-Jarrah""
- "On nearing the spot they were surprised to see a 5ft., or more, bungarra with its head through the hand grip of the bag."
- "This one bungarra, an' he lookin' for berry bush. But he know that fella eagle watchin' him and he know that fella is cunnin' fella."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbʌŋəɹə/