Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sissoo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sis-soo
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?] / Urdu [Term?]. Doublet of shisham.

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

sissoos (plural)

Phrases

sissoo spinach

Synonyms

sissu sisham dalbergia sissoo

Questions

What does sissoo mean?
A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
Where does sissoo come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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