Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: maru-la
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.

noun

Its edible stone fruit, with light yellow skin and white flesh.

Example Sentences

"They were between two marula trees."
"In the evenings, long drinks anticipate freshly caught fish [...] with a marinade of mazhanje juice or marula liqueur."

Etymology

From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.

Word Breakdown

Root: morula

Inflected Forms

marulas (plural)

Questions

What does marula mean?: A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa.
Where does marula come from?: From Tswana morula (“marula tree”), or from a closely related language.

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