Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houbara bustard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: houbara -bus-tard
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.

Etymology

In this spelling, from French houbara, and later also directly from Arabic حُبَارَى (ḥubārā).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: houbara, حُبَارَى, ح ب ر

Inflected Forms

houbara bustards (plural) hubara (alternative)

Synonyms

North African houbara

Questions

What does houbara bustard mean?: Chlamydotis undulata, a bustard, chiefly of North Africa and south-east Asia.
Where does houbara bustard come from?: It is traced to French.

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