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maypop

/ˈmeɪpɒp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
may-pop
IPA
/ˈmeɪpɒp/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of passionflower, purple in color (Passiflora incarnata).

Etymology

Uncertain. Plausible etymologies compete: *From the flowers tending to emerge in May. *From a popping sound made by stepping on dropped fruit. *An alteration of maracock, a similar flower; perhaps influenced by macock.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmeɪpɒp/

Inflected Forms

maypops (plural)

Synonyms

purple passionflower true passionflower wild apricot wild passion vine passiflora incarnata

Questions

How do you pronounce maypop?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪpɒp/.
What does maypop mean?
A type of passionflower, purple in color (Passiflora incarnata).
Where does maypop come from?
Uncertain. Plausible etymologies compete: *From the flowers tending to emerge in May. *From a popping sound made by stepping on dropped fruit. *An alteration of maracock, a similar flower; perhaps influenced by macock.

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