How do you pronounce myrobalan?

The recorded pronunciation is /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/.

myrobalan

/mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: my-robal-an
IPA: /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/

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Meaning

noun

A plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.

Example Sentences

"turbith, agaric, myrobolanes, hermodactyls, from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […]."
"Myrrh, sweet marjoram, and the plum-like myrobalan fruit were likewise usual ingredients of aromatic preparations."

Etymology

From Latin myrobalanum, myrobalanus (“ben nut”), from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος (murobálanos), from μύρον (múron, “perfume”) + βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: myrobalanum, μυροβάλανος

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mʌɪˈɹɒbələn/

Inflected Forms

myrobalans (plural) mirabolan (alternative, obsolete) mirobalan (alternative, obsolete) myrobalun (alternative, obsolete) myrabolam (alternative, obsolete) myrobolan (alternative, obsolete) myrobolane (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

Arjun myrobalan bastard myrobalan beleric myrobalan belleric myrobalan chebulic myrobalan yellow myrobalan emblic myrobalan myrobalan plum

Synonyms

cherry plum myrobalan plum prunus cerasifera