Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caragana

/ˌkæɹəˈɡɑːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: cara-gana
IPA: /ˌkæɹəˈɡɑːnə/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Caragana, from a Turkic language, perhaps ultimately Mongolic. Compare Kazakh қараған (qarağan), Mongolian харгана (xargana). ]

Word Breakdown

Root: Caragana

Inflected Forms

caraganas (plural)

Synonyms

pea tree

Questions

How do you pronounce caragana?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæɹəˈɡɑːnə/.
What does caragana mean?: Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers
Where does caragana come from?: Borrowed from translingual Caragana, from a Turkic language, perhaps ultimately Mongolic. Compare Kazakh қараған (qarağan), Mongolian харгана (xargana). ]

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