Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flavorwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fla-vor-wood
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wood that is intended impart a particular flavor to food when used for cooking.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The 63-page booklet gives ideas on special forest products from speciality wood products such as wooden bowls, fencing, curios, novelties and rustic furniture to other products as varied as flavorwood chips for barbecuing […]"
"Apart from charcoal, a number of small entrepreneurs have tried entering the cooking wood (also called smokewood or flavorwood) business in the past few years."
"The U.S. Forest Service has information on income opportunities in special forest products with ideas ranging from aromatics (such as birch oil and cedar leaf oil) to flavorwood (like hickory and oak)."

Etymology

From flavor + wood.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

flavourwood (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does flavorwood mean?: Wood that is intended impart a particular flavor to food when used for cooking.
Where does flavorwood come from?: From flavor + wood.

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