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mahleb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mahleb
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Arabic مَحْلَب (maḥlab, “mahaleb cherry”), from حَلَبَ (ḥalaba, “to milk”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مَحْلَب, ح ل ب

Usage

Inflected Forms

mahlab (alternative) mahaleb (alternative)

Questions

What does mahleb mean?
A Middle Eastern spice derived from the pit of the mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb)
Where does mahleb come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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