Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuroboshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kuro-boshi
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loss in a bout

Etymology

From Japanese 黒星 (“black star”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does kuroboshi mean?
A loss in a bout
Where does kuroboshi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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