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umeboshi

/umeɪˈbəʊʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
ume-boshi
IPA
/umeɪˈbəʊʃi/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pickled ume fruits.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Japanese 梅干 (umeboshi, “dried plum”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

umeboshis (plural)

Rhymes With

yoshi cauchy fujoshi sploshy

Questions

How do you pronounce umeboshi?
The recorded pronunciation is /umeɪˈbəʊʃi/.
What does umeboshi mean?
Pickled ume fruits.
Where does umeboshi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce umeboshi

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