Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geelhout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geel-hout
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A broad-leaved yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius), or any other tree of genus Podocarpus.

Etymology

From Afrikaans geelhout.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: geelhout

Inflected Forms

geelhouts (plural)

Questions

What does geelhout mean?: A broad-leaved yellowwood (Podocarpus latifolius), or any other tree of genus Podocarpus.
Where does geelhout come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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