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hopniss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hop-niss
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami hopënis (/hopənis/ (which has now shifted to meaning "potato"), compare Munsee óhpən, ohpën (“potato”)), possibly via Colonial Swedish. Compare katniss.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

potato bean hodoimo Indian potato American groundnut groundnut

Questions

What does hopniss mean?
Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.
Where does hopniss come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

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