Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yagona

/jɑˈɡoʊnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yag-o-na
IPA: /jɑˈɡoʊnə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The kava plant.

Uncountable

noun

The drink made from the kava plant.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Indo-Fijians have taken to drinking yagona or kava, the traditional drink in Fiji."

Etymology

Borrowed from Fijian yaqona.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

yagonas (plural) yaqona (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce yagona?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɑˈɡoʊnə/.
What does yagona mean?: The kava plant.
Where does yagona come from?: Borrowed from Fijian yaqona.

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