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ashwagandha

/ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
ash-wa-gand-ha
IPA
/ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

ashwaganda (alternative) ashwaghanda (alternative) ashwaghandha (alternative)

Synonyms

Indian ginseng winter cherry poison gooseberry ajagandha kanaje hindi samm al ferakh

Questions

How do you pronounce ashwagandha?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/.
What does ashwagandha mean?
Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Where does ashwagandha come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”).

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