Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cembra

/ˈsɛmbɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cem-bra
IPA: /ˈsɛmbɹə/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Swiss pine, Pinus cembra.

Example Sentences

"Among the cembra trees in the Engadine the snow may be sprinkled with the nuts out of the cones."
"Then comes the descent, with its forests of larch and cembra, golden and dark green upon a ground of grey, and in front the serried shafts of the Bernina, and here and there a glimpse of emerald lake at turnings of the road."
"It consists principally of pines: the cembra pine (Pinus Cembra, L.), valued for its seeds, enormous larches, the nearly awl-formed Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica, LEDEB.), the fir (Pinus obovata, TURCZ.), and scattered trees of the common pine (Pinus sylvestris, L.)"

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cembra.

Word Breakdown

Root: cembra

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɛmbɹə/

Inflected Forms

cembras (plural)

Synonyms

Swiss stone pine arolla pine

Questions

How do you pronounce cembra?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛmbɹə/.
What does cembra mean?: The Swiss pine, Pinus cembra.
Where does cembra come from?: Borrowed from New Latin cembra.

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