awara
/əˈwɑɹə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.21 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The palm tree Astrocaryum vulgare which is native to the Amazon Rainforest region.
noun
The oily edible fruit of this tree, which has a yellowish-orange skin and pulp, and a large black seed. Both the pulp and the seed yield oil.
Example Sentences
- "The food found in its stomach was the seed of the awarra, a species of palm (Aristocaryon spec?)"
- "The Ita palm supplies the drink called Belteerie; of the fruit of the Tooroo palm a drink resembling chocolate is made; the Awara palm also yields a drink; the Guava, Souari, and tamarind."
- "Handsome bracelets and rings are carved out of the nut of the Awara palm (Astrocaryum Awara); it is black, very hard, and bears a high polish."
- "Oil of the awara palm. This palm is very common on the coast of French Guiana; the fruit grows to a fine bunch, and ripens and falls between February and April. It is one of the most useful of trees, for every particle of it is utilized."
- "The five principal palms of the British Guiana rivers are the trooly, the aeta, the cocorite, the manicole, and the awarra, and all these grow in the greatest profusion on the banks of the Berbice."
- "Above Ahwiemah, and upwards until the sandy ridges in the neighbourhood of Youacourie creek are met with, the district is almost a continuous swamp, in which the prickly awarra palms (Astrocaryum) luxuriate and in some places completely line the riverside."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: awara
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈwɑɹə/
- British English: /əˈwɑːɹə/