Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunder

/ˈdʌndə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: dun-der
IPA: /ˈdʌndə(ɹ)/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum.

Uncountable

noun

Distillery effluent.

Australian usage; Uncountable

noun

A double underscore, __.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The use of dunder in the making of rum, answers the purpose of yeast in the fermentation of flour."
"Python has a dunder method, __iter__, that defines what the behavior is for looping over an instance."

Etymology

Compare Spanish redundar (“to overflow”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

dunders (plural)

Derived Forms

dunderhead dunderheaded dunderpate dunderpated

Synonyms

stillage sour mash vinasse vinhaca

Rhymes With

under land under wonder nine-day wonder nine days' wonder thunder blunder plunder asunder funder sunder thereunder

Questions

How do you pronounce dunder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌndə(ɹ)/.
What does dunder mean?: The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of rum.
Where does dunder come from?: Compare Spanish redundar (“to overflow”).

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