Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manaca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-aca
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of the species Brunfelsia uniflora.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Not having the manaca with me we agreed to continue the quinine and morphine until next day, when I was to return and place him on that remedy."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Tupi manakábor. Portuguese manacábor. English manaca Borrowed from Portuguese manacá, borrowed from Old Tupi manaká.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

manacein manacin

Questions

What does manaca mean?: A plant of the species Brunfelsia uniflora.
Where does manaca come from?: Etymology tree Old Tupi manakábor. Portuguese manacábor. English manaca Borrowed from Portuguese manacá, borrowed from Old Tupi manaká.

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