Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zerumbet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zerum-bet
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin zerumbet, zurumbet, from Arabic زُرُنْبَاد (zurunbād).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: zerumbet, زُرُنْبَاد

Usage

Synonyms

shampoo ginger pinecone ginger bitter ginger

Questions

What does zerumbet mean?: Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.
Where does zerumbet come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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