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mebos

/ˈmibɔs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-bos
IPA
/ˈmibɔs/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sweet snack food consisting of dried apricot made into a pulp and flavoured with salt and sugar.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Dutch mebos, from Japanese 梅干し (umeboshi, “dried plum”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmibɔs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

meebos (alternative) meibos (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mebos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmibɔs/.
What does mebos mean?
A type of sweet snack food consisting of dried apricot made into a pulp and flavoured with salt and sugar.
Where does mebos come from?
From Dutch mebos, from Japanese 梅干し (umeboshi, “dried plum”).

How to pronounce mebos

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