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mikan

/mɪˈkɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
mikan
IPA
/mɪˈkɑːn/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.

Etymology

From Japanese 蜜柑 (ミカン, mikan), short for 温州蜜柑 (うんしゅうミカン, Unshū mikan, literally “honey citrus of Wēnzhōu”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /mɪˈkɑːn/

Inflected Forms

mikans (plural)

Synonyms

satsuma

Rhymes With

gone iran pakistan jan dan jean khan juan xi'an san juan milan taiwan

Questions

How do you pronounce mikan?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪˈkɑːn/.
What does mikan mean?
An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine.
Where does mikan come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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