Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain apple

/ˌmaʊntən ˈæpəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: moun-tain ap-ple
IPA: /ˌmaʊntən ˈæpəl/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Malay apple or pommerac (Syzygium malaccense).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mountain, apple.

Example Sentences

"The mountain apple juice is mouthwateringly delicious."
"Fresh breezes sweep down the mountains, laden with the perfumes of the orange, the banana, pine-apple, and mountain apple trees […]"
"The mountain apple is very refreshing to eat because of the large amount of water present and the delicate flavor. It is most frequently eaten out of hand, but may be cut up and used in salads and cocktails."
"Mountain apple, or ʻōhi'a ʻai, was one of the twenty-four “canoe plants” brought to Hawaiʻi by Polynesian voyagers over 1,500 years ago."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmaʊntən ˈæpəl/

Inflected Forms

mountain apples (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mountain apple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaʊntən ˈæpəl/.
What does mountain apple mean?: The Malay apple or pommerac (Syzygium malaccense).

How to pronounce mountain apple

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