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tiger nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
tiger nut
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tiger nuts (plural) tigernut (alternative) tiger-nut (alternative)

Questions

What does tiger nut mean?
The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).

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