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saraka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sara-ka
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet, flat, and soft cake resembling mochi made with rice and a sweetener such as sugar and honey, originating from African American culture.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From an unknown West African language, from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa). Although owners of enslaved African Americans suppressed Islam, a small number of cultural practices originating from Islam persisted in the US. The West African tradition of giving rice cakes as charity (related to their practice of Islam) survived among various African Americans.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: صَدَقَة

Inflected Forms

sarakas (plural)

Questions

What does saraka mean?
A sweet, flat, and soft cake resembling mochi made with rice and a sweetener such as sugar and honey, originating from African American culture.
Where does saraka come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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