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tule

/ˈtuːli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
tule
IPA
/ˈtuːli/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus

American usage

noun

A type of chinook salmon which spawns in the Columbia River basin

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tules (plural)

Phrases

in the tules tule elk tule fog tule perch tule shrew

Synonyms

common tule hardstem tule tule rush hardstem bulrush viscid bulrush

Rhymes With

truly well and truly newly julie duly unruly cruelly coolly coolie coulee hooley puli

Questions

How do you pronounce tule?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuːli/.
What does tule mean?
Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America formerly classified in the genus Scirpus, but now mostly as Schoenoplectus
Where does tule come from?
From Spanish tule, from Classical Nahuatl tōllin (“bulrush, sedge”).

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