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acerola

/æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
acero-la
IPA
/æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.

noun

The fruit of this tree.

Etymology

From Spanish acerola. Doublet of azarole.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/
  • British English: /as.əˈɹəʊ.lə/

Inflected Forms

acerolas (plural)

Synonyms

barbados cherry surinam cherry west indian cherry malpighia glabra

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

How do you pronounce acerola?
The recorded pronunciation is /æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/.
What does acerola mean?
Any tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.
Where does acerola come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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