Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naras

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
naras
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Khoekhoe !naras (“naras fruit”), !narab (“naras plant”).

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does naras mean?
A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces.
Where does naras come from?
From Khoekhoe !naras (“naras fruit”), !narab (“naras plant”).

How to pronounce naras

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