Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madrone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: madrone
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).

noun

Any of three local relatives

American usage

noun

Any of three local relatives:

American usage

noun

Any of three local relatives:

American usage

noun

Any of three local relatives:

American usage

Example Sentences

"Dig a big pit in a dirt alley road / Fill it with madrone and bay / Stinks like hell and the neighbours complain / Don't give a hoot what they say."

Etymology

Anglicization of Mexican Spanish madroño.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: madroño

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

madrones (plural) madrona (alternative) madroña (alternative) madrono (alternative) madroño (alternative)

Phrases

Mexican madrone Mexican madrono Mexican madroño Pacific madrone Pacific madrono Pacific madroño

Questions

What does madrone mean?: A strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
Where does madrone come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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