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samara

/ˈsæmərə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
sama-ra
IPA
/ˈsæmərə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.

name

An oblast of Russia.

name

A city, the administrative center of Samara Oblast, Russia, the sixth-largest in the country by population.

name

A tributary of the Volga in Russia, which meets the Volga at the city of the same name.

name

A female given name.

name

A tributary of the Dnieper in Ukraine.

name

A village in Mykolaivka settlement hromada, Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.

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Etymology

From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsæmərə/
  • British English: /ˈsæmərə/

Inflected Forms

samaras (plural) samarae (plural)

Derived Forms

samariform samaroid

Synonyms

helicopter polynose whirligig whirlybird Kuybyshev key fruit key

Rhymes With

camera

Questions

How do you pronounce samara?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæmərə/.
What does samara mean?
The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
Where does samara come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce samara

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