Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appam

/əˈpɑm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pam
IPA: /əˈpɑm/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil அப்பம் (appam). Doublet of hopper.

Word Breakdown

Root: அப்பம்

Inflected Forms

appams (plural)

Phrases

Pesaha appam

Questions

How do you pronounce appam?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɑm/.
What does appam mean?: A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut
Where does appam come from?: Borrowed from Tamil அப்பம் (appam). Doublet of hopper.

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