Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jacaranda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: jacaran-da
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.

noun

The hard, dark wood of these trees.

noun

A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.

Example Sentences

"They passed slowly under the jacaranda trees beginning to bloom lavender over their heads."

Etymology

From Portuguese jacarandá, from Old Tupi îacaranda.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: jacarandá, îacaranda

Inflected Forms

jacarandas (plural)

Synonyms

brazilian rosewood caviuna wood dalbergia nigra

Questions

What does jacaranda mean?: Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
Where does jacaranda come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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