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jubarb

/ˈd͡ʒuːbəb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jubarb
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒuːbəb/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The houseleek.

Obsolete

Etymology

From the French joubarbe, jousbarbe, from the Latin Iovis barba (“Jove's beard”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

jubarbs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jubarb?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒuːbəb/.
What does jubarb mean?
The houseleek.
Where does jubarb come from?
From the French joubarbe, jousbarbe, from the Latin Iovis barba (“Jove's beard”).

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