Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinako

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
ki-nako
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of roasted soybean flour.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese きなこ (kinako, literally “yellow flour”).

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Questions

What does kinako mean?
A type of roasted soybean flour.
Where does kinako come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce kinako

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