Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camagon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-m-agon
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The reddish wood of this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish camagón, from Cebuano kamagong.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: camagón, kamagong

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does camagon mean?
A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros blancoi) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies.
Where does camagon come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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