Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zizania

/zɪˈzeɪniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ziza-nia
IPA: /zɪˈzeɪniə/

25

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zizania (“cockle, tares”).

Inflected Forms

zizanias (plural)

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

How do you pronounce zizania?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɪˈzeɪniə/.
What does zizania mean?: Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.
Where does zizania come from?: Borrowed from Latin zizania (“cockle, tares”).

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