Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biriba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: biri-ba
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tropical tree (Rollinia mucosa, syn. Rollinia deliciosa), native to South America, cultivated widely.

noun

The fruit from that tree, the wild sugar-apple.

Etymology

From Portuguese biribá, from Old Tupi.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: biribá, -

Inflected Forms

biribas (plural)

Phrases

sugar apple

Frequently Paired Words

sugar apple

Questions

What does biriba mean?: The tropical tree (Rollinia mucosa, syn. Rollinia deliciosa), native to South America, cultivated widely.
Where does biriba come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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