Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bungo

/ˈbʊŋɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: bun-go
IPA: /ˈbʊŋɡəʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 C.E., and commonly used until circa 1900.

Uncountable

noun

A kind of large canoe used in the southern United States, Central America, and South America.

noun

A large sailboat once used in Mexico.

Example Sentences

"On the third day a bungo passed us, coming down the river from New Grenada, with a cargo and passengers to Santa Martha and the parts adjacent"
"He and a number of others bought a bungo (a large canoe), and in it actually started for San Francisco, a distance of more than three thousand miles. The party chose for leader one Chris. Lilly, a pugilist, […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bungos (plural) bungoes (plural)

Synonyms

Classical Japanese

Questions

How do you pronounce bungo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊŋɡəʊ/.
What does bungo mean?: A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period, circa 900–1200 C.E., and commonly used until circa 1900.
Where does bungo come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 文(ぶん)語(ご) (bungo, “writing language”).

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