Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thornveld

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thorn-veld
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain type of grassland (veld) in Southern Africa characterized by acacia and other thorny plants.

Uncountable

Etymology

From thorn + veld.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

thornvelds (plural) thorn veld (alternative) thorn veldt (alternative) thornveldt (alternative)

Questions

What does thornveld mean?: A certain type of grassland (veld) in Southern Africa characterized by acacia and other thorny plants.
Where does thornveld come from?: From thorn + veld.

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