Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engawa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-gawa
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A veranda or terrace surrounding a house.

noun

A ribbon of flesh around a fish's fin, prized for making sushi.

Etymology

Romanization of Japanese 縁側 (engawa) or 掾側 (engawa).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 縁側

Inflected Forms

engawas (plural)

Questions

What does engawa mean?: A veranda or terrace surrounding a house.
Where does engawa come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce engawa

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