Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wombok

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wom-bok
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Napa cabbage.

Australian usage

Etymology

From Cantonese 黃芽白 /黄芽白 (wong⁴ ngaa⁴ baak⁶).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wongbok (alternative) wong bok (alternative) wong-bok (alternative) won bok (alternative)

Questions

What does wombok mean?
Napa cabbage.
Where does wombok come from?
From Cantonese 黃芽白 /黄芽白 (wong⁴ ngaa⁴ baak⁶).

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