Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spekboom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spekboom
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.

Etymology

From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”).

Inflected Forms

spekbooms (plural)

Synonyms

porkwood dwarf jade plant elephant bush porkbush purslane tree

Questions

What does spekboom mean?: A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
Where does spekboom come from?: From Afrikaans spek (“bacon”) + boom (“tree”).

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