Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bambara groundnut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: bam-bara -ground-nut
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The edible seed of an African plant of species Vigna subterranea, which produces its seeds underground, like peanuts.

Inflected Forms

Bambara groundnuts (plural)

Synonyms

Bambara Bambara bean Bambara nut Congo goober

Questions

What does bambara groundnut mean?: The edible seed of an African plant of species Vigna subterranea, which produces its seeds underground, like peanuts.

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