Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monkeypod

/ˈmʌŋkipɒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-key-pod
IPA: /ˈmʌŋkipɒd/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics.

noun

Couroupita nicaraguarensis (syn. Lecythis nicaraguarensis) (coco de mono)

noun

Lecythis ollaria (coco de mono)

noun

Pithecellobium dulce (blackbead)

noun

Senna petersiana (dwarf cassia)

Example Sentences

"Tears filled the eyes of some of the people heading to work that morning who heard the strains of music in the deposed queen's harden, among its tamarind and monkeypod trees."

Etymology

From monkey + pod.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmʌŋkipɒd/

Inflected Forms

monkeypods (plural)

Phrases

monkey pot

Frequently Paired Words

monkey pot

Synonyms

rain tree saman paradise nut sweet Inga Madrasthorn Manila tamarind monkey pod zaman zamang albizia saman

Questions

How do you pronounce monkeypod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌŋkipɒd/.
What does monkeypod mean?: Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics.
Where does monkeypod come from?: From monkey + pod.

How to pronounce monkeypod

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