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ponkan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ponkan
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo (Citrus poonensis).

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ponkans (plural) poncan (alternative)

Questions

What does ponkan mean?
A sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo (Citrus poonensis).
Where does ponkan come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

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