Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salak

/səˈlæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: salak
IPA: /səˈlæk/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salak palm (Salacca zalacca), native to Indonesia; also called.

noun

Pear-shaped fruit of this palm; also called snake fruit.

name

A surname from Czech, Hungarian, Polish, or Slovak.

Etymology

From Malay salak.

Word Breakdown

Root: salak, Salák, Šalák

Inflected Forms

salaks (plural)

Rhymes With

malak hallock malloch paluch blalack

Questions

How do you pronounce salak?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlæk/.
What does salak mean?: Any salak palm (Salacca zalacca), native to Indonesia; also called.
Where does salak come from?: From Malay salak.

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