Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kousso

/ˈkʊsəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kous-so
IPA: /ˈkʊsəʊ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Ethiopian rosaceous tree whose flowers were used as a vermifuge, of species Hagenia abyssinica.

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ኮሶ (koso).

Word Breakdown

Root: ኮሶ

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkʊsəʊ/

Inflected Forms

cusso (alternative) kosso (alternative) kusso (alternative)

Derived Forms

koussin

Frequently Paired Words

kosotoxin

Synonyms

brayera

Questions

How do you pronounce kousso?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʊsəʊ/.
What does kousso mean?: An Ethiopian rosaceous tree whose flowers were used as a vermifuge, of species Hagenia abyssinica.
Where does kousso come from?: Borrowed from Amharic ኮሶ (koso).

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