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banaba

/bəˈnɑːbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
ba-n-a-ba
IPA
/bəˈnɑːbə/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.

name

An island of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, a former site of phosphate mining.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?].

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

banabas (plural)

Derived Forms

Banaban

Synonyms

giant crape-myrtle Queen's crape-myrtle pride of India Ocean Island

Questions

How do you pronounce banaba?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈnɑːbə/.
What does banaba mean?
A Southeast Asian tree (Lagerstroemia speciosa), with medicinal leaves.
Where does banaba come from?
Ultimately from Proto-Philippine *banabá. Compare Tagalog banabá, Cebuano banaba, Kapampangan [Term?].

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