Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: pinang
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.

Example Sentences

"The best cattle were killed and the meat salted and sun-dried; and abundance of red peppers and sweet potatoes were gathered; and the tall pinang-trees were climbed for the spicy betel nut, the sirih-leaf was tied up in bundles, and every man filled his tobacco pouch and lime box to the brim, so that he might not want any of the materials for chewing the refreshing betel during the journey."

Etymology

From Malay pinang.

Word Breakdown

Root: pinang

Inflected Forms

pinangs (plural)

Questions

What does pinang mean?: A palm of the genus Nenga, endemic to Southeast Asia.
Where does pinang come from?: From Malay pinang.

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