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laupele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lau-pele
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: laupele, *bele

Usage

Synonyms

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Questions

What does laupele mean?
A flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot.
Where does laupele come from?
From Samoan laupele from lau (“leaf”) + pele (from Proto-Oceanic *bele (“a kind of shrub”)- compare Fijian bele (“Abelmoschus manihot”)).

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