Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kishmish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kish-mish
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small seedless raisin originally imported from Persia.

Etymology

From Persian کشمش. Perhaps named after Qeshm Island.

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: کشمش

Inflected Forms

kishmishes (plural)

Questions

What does kishmish mean?: A small seedless raisin originally imported from Persia.
Where does kishmish come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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