Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soopolallie

/ˌsuːpəˈlæli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soopo-lal-lie
IPA: /ˌsuːpəˈlæli/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of deciduous shrub (Shepherdia canadensis), the Canadian buffaloberry, the red fruit/berries of which may be used in the production of a frothy, aromatic drink.

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon, from soop (“soap”) (from English) + olallie, ollalie (“berry”) (from a Kwak'wala or Chinook word for berries). Compare soapberry.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

soopolallies (plural)

Synonyms

buffalo-berry buffaloberry russett buffalo-berry soapberry

Questions

How do you pronounce soopolallie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsuːpəˈlæli/.
What does soopolallie mean?: A variety of deciduous shrub (Shepherdia canadensis), the Canadian buffaloberry, the red fruit/berries of which may be used in the production of a frothy, aromatic drink.
Where does soopolallie come from?: It is traced to English.

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