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yacon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
ya-con
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius

noun

The crisp, sweet-tasting tuberous root of this plant

Etymology

From Spanish yacón.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

yacón Peruvian ground apple Smallanthus sochifolius Polymnia edulis Polymnia sonchifolia

Questions

What does yacon mean?
The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius
Where does yacon come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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