Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unagi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: un-a-gi
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sushi made from freshwater eel.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鰻 (unagi, “eel”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 鰻

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unagi mean?: A type of sushi made from freshwater eel.
Where does unagi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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