Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karengo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: karen-go
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pyropia columbina, an edible seaweed.

New Zealand usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“I also look after a stand of mushrooms hereabouts, and my patches of puha and my karengo beds are very carefully tended.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori karengo.

Word Breakdown

Root: karengo

Usage

Inflected Forms

parengo (alternative)

Synonyms

red laver

Questions

What does karengo mean?: Pyropia columbina, an edible seaweed.
Where does karengo come from?: Borrowed from Māori karengo.

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