Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerokan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kerokan
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sometimes injurious traditional Indonesian folk cure wherein a coin or ladle is drawn across the back in order to draw wind or bad spirits from the body.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whatever injuries the women may have suffered, the lawyers said, were self-inflicted in the practice of a traditional Indonesian folk cure known as kerokan."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kerokan mean?: A sometimes injurious traditional Indonesian folk cure wherein a coin or ladle is drawn across the back in order to draw wind or bad spirits from the body.

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