Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kikayon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kikay-on
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן (kikayón).

Inflected Forms

kikayons (plural)

Questions

What does kikayon mean?: A plant mentioned in the Book of Jonah, where it provides shade; possibly a gourd or a castor bean/castor oil plant.
Where does kikayon come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew קִיקָיוֹן (kikayón).

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