Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krab-woo d]
- /ˈkræbˌwʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [krab-woo d]
- /ˈkræbˌwʊd/
Definitions of crabwood word
- noun crabwood a tropical American meliaceous tree, Carapa guianensis 3
- noun crabwood the wood of this tree, used for construction 3
- abbreviation CRABWOOD carapa. 1
- noun crabwood A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. 0
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Origin of crabwood
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; crab2 + wood1
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Parts of speech for Crabwood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crabwood popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.
crabwood usage trend in Literature
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