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doum

/duːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
doum
IPA
/duːm/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The doum palm.

Etymology

From Moroccan Arabic دوم (dūm), via French.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

doums (plural)

Phrases

doum fruit

Homonyms

doom

Questions

How do you pronounce doum?
The recorded pronunciation is /duːm/.
What does doum mean?
The doum palm.
Where does doum come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce doum

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