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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kokum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
kokum
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant (Garcinia indica) in the mangosteen family with culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Gujarati કોકમ (kokam) and Marathi कोकम (kokam).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: કોકમ, कोकम

Usage

Inflected Forms

kokam (alternative) kokan (alternative)

Synonyms

wild mangosteen

Questions

What does kokum mean?
A plant (Garcinia indica) in the mangosteen family with culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses.
Where does kokum come from?
From Gujarati કોકમ (kokam) and Marathi कोकम (kokam).

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