Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mayhaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: may-haw
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fruit of Crataegus species, traditionally used to make jelly.

Etymology

From may + haw.

Inflected Forms

mayhaws (plural)

Synonyms

summer haw crataegus aestivalis

Questions

What does mayhaw mean?: The fruit of Crataegus species, traditionally used to make jelly.
Where does mayhaw come from?: From may + haw.

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