Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iru

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: iru
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of inertial reference unit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba irú.

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

IRUs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ADIRU INS INU IRS

Questions

What does iru mean?: A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans.
Where does iru come from?: Borrowed from Yoruba irú.

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