Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macapuno

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maca-puno
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coconut sport or a tree propagated from such sport; a naturally occurring mutant coconut with an abnormal development of the endocarp, prized for its soft coconut meat.

Example Sentences

"In a report by Zuñiga, he stated that no difference in the floral and blooming behaviour existed between macapuno-bearing trees and the ordinary Laguna variety."

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish macapuno, from either or both Tagalog makapuno and Cebuano makapuno.

Word Breakdown

Root: macapuno, makapuno

Inflected Forms

macapunos (plural)

Questions

What does macapuno mean?: A coconut sport or a tree propagated from such sport; a naturally occurring mutant coconut with an abnormal development of the endocarp, prized for its soft coconut meat.
Where does macapuno come from?: From Philippine Spanish macapuno, from either or both Tagalog makapuno and Cebuano makapuno.

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