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beebread

/ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bee-bread
IPA
/ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

Uncountable

Etymology

Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee + bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”), and Middle English beoblæd (for beobræd?). Cognate with Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bee bread (alternative) bee-bread (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ambrosia

Synonyms

ambrosia

Questions

How do you pronounce beebread?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/.
What does beebread mean?
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.
Where does beebread come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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