Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: palak
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Spinach or similar greens (including Amaranthus species and Chenopodium album).

Indian usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From Hindi पालक (pālak), from Sanskrit पालक्या (pālakyā).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पालक, पालक्या

Usage

Questions

What does palak mean?: Spinach or similar greens (including Amaranthus species and Chenopodium album).
Where does palak come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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