cassaba

cas·sa·ba

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-sah-buh]
- /kəˈsɑ bə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh-sah-buh]
- /kəˈsɑ bə/

Definitions of cassaba word

abbreviation CASSABA casaba 3
noun cassaba a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a wrinkled, yellow rind and sweet, juicy, greenish flesh. 1
noun cassaba A Middle Eastern unit of length, the 500th part of a mili. 0

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Origin of cassaba

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90, Americanism; named after Kassaba (now Turgutlu), town near Izmir, Turkey, which exported it

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Parts of speech for Cassaba

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cassaba popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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