Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vijao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vi-jao
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree of the banana family.

Example Sentences

"Besides the chair and rider, they carry a roll of leaves of the vijao, a species of banana-tree, which they gather near Ibague, in order to form the huts that it is necessary to construct at night, or, if overtaken by heavy rains; […]"

Etymology

Related to bijao (“rat plantain”)?

Questions

What does vijao mean?: A tree of the banana family.
Where does vijao come from?: Related to bijao (“rat plantain”)?

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