Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penang lawyer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: penang lawyer
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).

Example Sentences

"It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer.""

Etymology

Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.

Inflected Forms

Penang lawyers (plural)

Questions

What does penang lawyer mean?: A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).
Where does penang lawyer come from?: Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.

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