Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zika forest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
zika -for-est
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area of tropical forest near Entebbe, Uganda, owned by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), used for mosquito research, where the Zika virus was first isolated and described.

Etymology

From Luganda zika (“become overgrown; go out of cultivation”).

Phrases

Zika virus Zika disease

Frequently Paired Words

Zika virus Zika disease

Questions

What does zika forest mean?
An area of tropical forest near Entebbe, Uganda, owned by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), used for mosquito research, where the Zika virus was first isolated and described.
Where does zika forest come from?
From Luganda zika (“become overgrown; go out of cultivation”).

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