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donax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
don-ax
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.

Dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), from Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: donax, δόναξ

Usage

Inflected Forms

donaxes (plural)

Synonyms

giant cane

Questions

What does donax mean?
A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
Where does donax come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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