Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poon

/puːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
poon
IPA
/puːn/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

noun

The vagina and vulva; or intercourse with a woman.

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A wimp; a pussy.

Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

name

A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: புன்னை, പുന്ന

Usage

Inflected Forms

poons (plural)

Derived Forms

pooner

Phrases

poon up khao poon

Frequently Paired Words

poon up khao poon

Synonyms

axe wound badly packed kebab bearded clam beaver beef curtains burger chocha clam cooch coochie coochy cookie

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon typhoon platoon

Questions

How do you pronounce poon?
The recorded pronunciation is /puːn/.
What does poon mean?
Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
Where does poon come from?
Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai.

How to pronounce poon

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