Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appom

/ɑˈpɒm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pom
IPA: /ɑˈpɒm/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sweet fried flat bread made from rice flour.

Example Sentences

"However, the Prata stall owners or the push-cart hawkers selling foodstuffs like thosai and appom were mainly Malabar Muslim immigrants from Edna village in Kerala."

Etymology

From Tamil அப்பம் (appam).

Word Breakdown

Root: அப்பம்

Inflected Forms

appoms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce appom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑˈpɒm/.
What does appom mean?: A type of sweet fried flat bread made from rice flour.
Where does appom come from?: From Tamil அப்பம் (appam).

How to pronounce appom

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