Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shola

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: shola
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wild plant of species Aeschynomene aspera, found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artifacts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wooded ravine; a thicket.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"At daylight […] we left the Sisipara bungalow, and rode for several miles through a valley interspersed with sholas of rhododendron trees."
"Here and there in the hollows were little jungles; sholas, as they are called."

Etymology

From Bengali শোলা (śōla).

Word Breakdown

Root: শোলা

Usage

Inflected Forms

sholas (plural) sola (alternative) solah (alternative)

Phrases

sola topi solar topee

Frequently Paired Words

sola topi solar topee

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

What does shola mean?: A wild plant of species Aeschynomene aspera, found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artifacts.
Where does shola come from?: From Bengali শোলা (śōla).

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