Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaffir boom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: kaf-fir -boom
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles

Synonyms

Cape kafferboom Erythrina caffra transvaal kafferboom erythrina lysistemon

Questions

What does kaffir boom mean?: small semi-evergreen broad-spreading tree of eastern South Africa with orange-scarlet flowers and small coral-red seeds; yields a light soft wood used for fence posts or shingles

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