Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plum rain

/plʌm ˈɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: plum rain
IPA: /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of plum rains (“the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season”).

Example Sentences

"The heroes of those thousand years? / Alas! like running water, gone; / Yet still the fever-blast one hears, / And still the plum-rain patters on."
"Besides, the general rainfall caused by the occasional visitation of cyclones and typhoons a long spell of wet weather prevails from the second decade of June to the first decade of July. This rainy season is commonly known as "Bai-u" or "Plum-rain", as it occurs when the plums are getting ripe. This "Plum-rain" season begins earlier in the lower latitude and progresses to the higher latitude."

Etymology

See plum rains.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/
British English: /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/

Inflected Forms

plum rains (plural)

Synonyms

plum rains

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce plum rain?: The recorded pronunciation is /plʌm ˈɹeɪn/.
What does plum rain mean?: Synonym of plum rains (“the East Asian rainy season from early summer to midsummer in the fourth and fifth lunar months (early June to early or mid-July); also, the rain which falls during this season”).
Where does plum rain come from?: See plum rains.

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