Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ganna

/ˈhænə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: gan-na
IPA: /ˈhænə/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making, Salsola aphylla.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Khwe kanna.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gannas (plural) canna (alternative) kanna (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

gannabos gannabush

Homonyms

hannah

Questions

How do you pronounce ganna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhænə/.
What does ganna mean?: A plant formerly used to provide alkaline ashes for soap-making, Salsola aphylla.
Where does ganna come from?: Borrowed from Khwe kanna.

How to pronounce ganna

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