mapou
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
On Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra.
Example Sentences
- "“They found him beneath a great mapou tree, and one by one he called for his grandchildren, including Max's father.”"
- "The mapou belongs to Legba, the master of the crossroads, one of the most important gods in the pantheon, Apollo to Ogoun's Ares."
- "It was calm and surprisingly cool in the mapou grove."
Etymology
From Haitian Creole mapou.
Word Breakdown
- Root: mapou