Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sasanqua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sasan-qua
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A camellia, Camellia sasanqua, native to China and Japan.

Etymology

From Japanese 山茶花 (sazanka), pre-WWII spelling: sazankwa さざんくわ.

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Questions

What does sasanqua mean?
A camellia, Camellia sasanqua, native to China and Japan.
Where does sasanqua come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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