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bonduc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bon-duc
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of nicker tree.

Etymology

From French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bundook.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bonduc, بُنْدُق, 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪, Ποντικὸν κάρυον

Inflected Forms

bonducs (plural)

Synonyms

nicker tree bonduc tree caesalpinia bonduc caesalpinia bonducella kentucky coffee tree chicot gymnocladus dioica

Questions

What does bonduc mean?
Synonym of nicker tree.
Where does bonduc come from?
It is traced to French.

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