Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proteas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: pro-teas
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The South African cricket team

noun

plural of protea

Etymology

Etymology tree English protea Middle English -es English -s English Proteas From protea + -s.

Questions

What does proteas mean?: The South African cricket team
Where does proteas come from?: Etymology tree English protea Middle English -es English -s English Proteas From protea + -s.

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