Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guarriboom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guar-ri-boom
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrub, Euclea divinorum; its fruit can be fermented to produce vinegar.

Etymology

From Khwe gwarri (whence also Zulu umgwali) + Afrikaans boom, from Dutch boom (“tree”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: gwarri, boom

Frequently Paired Words

Euclea

Questions

What does guarriboom mean?: A shrub, Euclea divinorum; its fruit can be fermented to produce vinegar.
Where does guarriboom come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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