Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cajon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
ca-jon
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

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Questions

What does cajon mean?
A large valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height (especially in Latin America), through which a river runs.
Where does cajon come from?
Borrowed from Spanish cajón.

How to pronounce cajon

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