Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
robur
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin.

Etymology

From French Robur in Jules Verne's 1886 Robur-le-Conquérant, from Latin robur (“a kind of oak; strength; hardness”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does robur mean?
A male given name from Latin.
Where does robur come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce robur

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