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lingonberry

/ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
lin-gonber-ry
IPA
/ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.

noun

The berry of this shrub.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Swedish lingon Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English lingonberry From Swedish lingon (“cowberry, lingonberry”) + English berry.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/
  • British English: /ˈlɪŋɡənb(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

lingonberries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blueberry cranberry

Synonyms

lowbush cranberry mountain bilberry cowberry foxberry partridgeberry red whortleberry csejka berry mountain cranberry

Questions

How do you pronounce lingonberry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪŋɡənˌbɛɹi/.
What does lingonberry mean?
A berry-bearing shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, native to the cool temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Where does lingonberry come from?
Etymology tree Swedish lingon Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berie English berry English lingonberry From Swedish lingon (“cowberry, lingonberry”) + English berry.

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