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- [kawrn-roh]
- /ˈkɔrnˌroʊ/
- /ˈkɔːn.rəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawrn-roh]
- /ˈkɔrnˌroʊ/
Definitions of cornrow word
- countable noun cornrow If someone wears their hair in cornrows, they braid their hair in parallel rows that lie flat upon their head. 3
- noun cornrow a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field 3
- noun cornrow a hairstyle in which the hair is arranged in an intricate pattern of tight, parallel braids close to the scalp 3
- noun cornrow any one of a number of such braids so arranged 3
- verb transitive cornrow to arrange in cornrows 3
- noun cornrow a type of braid, originating in Africa, in which a narrow strip of hair is plaited tightly against the scalp from front to back or from side to side. 1
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Origin of cornrow
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1970-75; corn1 + row1
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Parts of speech for Cornrow
noun
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cornrow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cornrow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with cornrow
- how to cornrow?
- how to cornrow your own hair?
- how to cornrow my own hair?
- how to cornrow hair?
- how to cornrow hair for beginners?
- how to cornrow short hair?
- how to cornrow your hair?
- how to cornrow your own hair for beginners?
- how to cornrow white people hair?
- how to cornrow with weave?
- how to cornrow white hair?
- how to cornrow with extensions?
- how to do a cornrow?
- how to do cornrow braids?
- how to cornrow hair step by step?
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