Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pembina

/pˈɛmbɪnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: pem-bi-na
IPA: /pˈɛmbɪnə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Squashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule).

noun

One of the edible berries of this plant, from which jam may be produced.

noun

A member of the Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians, a historical band of Chippewa (Ojibwe), originally living along the Red River of the North and its tributaries.

name

A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

name

A rural municipality (the Municipality of Pembina) in south Manitoba, Canada.

name

A township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.

name

A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States, near the Canadian border.

Example Sentences

"And so, from that time, whenever a woman went out to gather June berries or wild cherries, or raspberries, or wild plums or pembinas or tipsin, or wild rice; or to their cultivated fields to gather corn or beans, she was not obliged to carry the load home."

Etymology

Likely from Canadian French pembina, pimbina, from Cree nîpiminâna or Ojibwe niibiminaa, an earlier form of aniibimin (“high-bush cranberry”).

Word Breakdown

Root: pembina, nîpiminâna

Inflected Forms

pembinas (plural) pimbina (alternative)

Phrases

Pembina County

Questions

How do you pronounce pembina?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛmbɪnə/.
What does pembina mean?: Squashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule).
Where does pembina come from?: Likely from Canadian French pembina, pimbina, from Cree nîpiminâna or Ojibwe niibiminaa, an earlier form of aniibimin (“high-bush cranberry”).

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