Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smoking ceremony

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
smok-ing cer-e-mo-ny
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.

Australian usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

smoking ceremonies (plural)

Questions

What does smoking ceremony mean?
An ancient custom among Indigenous Australians that involves burning various native plants to produce smoke, performed at major events, such as births and deaths, or to welcome important visitors.

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