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aburagiri

/ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
abura-giri
IPA
/ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 油桐 (アブラギリ, aburagiri), from 油 (あぶら, abura, “oil”) + 桐 (キリ, kiri, “paulownia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/

Inflected Forms

aburagiris (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce aburagiri?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈɡɪ.ɹi/.
What does aburagiri mean?
A large Asian tree, Aleurites moluccana, that produces candlenuts.
Where does aburagiri come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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