Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calisaya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-isaya
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

calisayas (plural)

Synonyms

cinchona officinalis cinchona ledgeriana cinchona calisaya

Questions

What does calisaya mean?: A valuable Peruvian bark obtained from Cinchona calisaya and closely related species, from which quinine is prepared.

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