Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: Ma-dou
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Tainan, Taiwan.

Example Sentences

"The farmers’ association for Madou District of Tainan, a well-known place for pomelo production, said it has joined a league of Taiwanese pomelo growers to divert sales of the fruit in anticipation of Chinese restrictions."

Etymology

From Mandarin 麻豆 (Mádòu).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Matou (alternative)

Questions

What does madou mean?: A district of Tainan, Taiwan.
Where does madou come from?: From Mandarin 麻豆 (Mádòu).

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