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syringa

/sɪˈɹɪŋ.ɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
sy-ringa
IPA
/sɪˈɹɪŋ.ɡə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).

Archaic

noun

Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as now in the Western United States Philadelphus lewisii.

noun

Any of the several flowering plants, of the genus Syringa, such as the lilacs.

Etymology

From Dutch or Middle Low German from Latin sȳrinx from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pan pipes”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, sȳrinx, σῦριγξ

Usage

Inflected Forms

syringas (plural)

Synonyms

mock orange philadelphus coronarius

Questions

How do you pronounce syringa?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈɹɪŋ.ɡə/.
What does syringa mean?
Sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).
Where does syringa come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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