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plumbago

/pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
plumba-go
IPA
/pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Graphite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/
  • British English: /plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

plumbagos (plural) plumbagoes (plural)

Derived Forms

plumbagin

Synonyms

graphite black lead

Rhymes With

tobago great tobago little tobago tierra del fuego sago dago lumbago solidago grego galago vorago ustilago

Questions

How do you pronounce plumbago?
The recorded pronunciation is /pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/.
What does plumbago mean?
A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort.
Where does plumbago come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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