Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanghee

/ˈwe(ɪ)ŋˌhi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wanghee
IPA: /ˈwe(ɪ)ŋˌhi/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys, especially Phyllostachys nigra.

noun

A walking cane made from such bamboo.

Etymology

From Mandarin 黃藜 /黄藜 (huánglí).

Inflected Forms

wanghees (plural) whangee (alternative) whanghee (alternative)

Synonyms

black bamboo

Questions

How do you pronounce wanghee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwe(ɪ)ŋˌhi/.
What does wanghee mean?: Bamboo species of the genus Phyllostachys, especially Phyllostachys nigra.
Where does wanghee come from?: From Mandarin 黃藜 /黄藜 (huánglí).

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