Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tamanu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: tamanu
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), widely distributed in the Pacific islands, that yields a resin and a bitter oil (tamanol).

Etymology

From Tahitian tāmanu.

Word Breakdown

Root: tāmanu

Inflected Forms

tamanus (plural)

Derived Forms

tamanol

Questions

What does tamanu mean?: A tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), widely distributed in the Pacific islands, that yields a resin and a bitter oil (tamanol).
Where does tamanu come from?: From Tahitian tāmanu.

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