Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ouricuri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ouri-curi
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil.

Example Sentences

"The Brazilian export prohibition on ouricuri oil has been relaxed to permit its exportation from the State of Bahia […]."
"Here and there he comes across knots of soldiers with their blouses unbuttoned, but he does not spy a single townsman as he makes his way to the main square, with towering ouricuri palms that are always swarming with birds."
"Principiou descrevendo circumstanciadamente o largo do Remédios; com a sua ermida toda branca, seus bancos ao redor, muitos aryrys, muita bandeira, muito foguete, muito toque de sino"

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ouricuri, borrowed from Old Tupi urukuri and ûakury.

Inflected Forms

ouricuris (plural) aricuri (alternative) licuri (alternative) licury (alternative) ouricury (alternative)

Phrases

ouricury palm ouricury wax

Synonyms

ouricury palm

Questions

What does ouricuri mean?: A species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil.
Where does ouricuri come from?: Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ouricuri, borrowed from Old Tupi urukuri and ûakury.

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