Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palm kernel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: palm k-er-nel
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kernel of a palm.

Example Sentences

"As it still stands in the Main Centennial Building that exhibition is of great interest, including in its display such valuable native products as coffee, palm oil, palm kernels, indigo, cocoa, ivory, iron ore, sugar, palm soap, palm-kernel oil, arrowroot, ginger, cam wood, hard wood and Liberian rubber."
"Michael's father, Ambrose Agoh, said they had eaten palm kernels to survive."
"With the fufu there is interestingly spiced palm-butter stew, made by pounding palm kernels and separating off the oil, which is mellow and tasty; […]"

Inflected Forms

palm kernels (plural) palm-kernel (alternative) palmkernel (alternative)

Phrases

palm kernel oil

Synonyms

palm nut

Questions

What does palm kernel mean?: The kernel of a palm.

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