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zedoary

/ˈzɛdoʊˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ze-doary
IPA
/ˈzɛdoʊˌɛɹi/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin zedoārium, from Arabic جَدْوَار (jadwār), from Classical Persian ژدوار (žadwār).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: zedoārium, جَدْوَار, ژدوار

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈzɛdoʊˌɛɹi/
  • British English: /ˈzɛdəʊəɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

zedoaries (plural)

Synonyms

white turmeric kentjur

Questions

How do you pronounce zedoary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛdoʊˌɛɹi/.
What does zedoary mean?
Curcuma zedoaria, a perennial herb native to India and Indonesia.
Where does zedoary come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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