Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chokeberry

/ˈtʃəʊkbəri/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: choke-ber-ry
IPA: /ˈtʃəʊkbəri/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.

noun

The fruit of such a shrub.

Etymology

From choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.

Inflected Forms

chokeberries (plural)

Phrases

black chokeberry red chokeberry purple chokeberry

Questions

How do you pronounce chokeberry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃəʊkbəri/.
What does chokeberry mean?: Either of two species in Aronia, formerly and sometimes in Photinia, deciduous shrubs, native to Russia and eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.
Where does chokeberry come from?: From choke + berry, describing the astringency of the fruits, which are inedible when raw.

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