Transcription
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- [ee-guh l-woo d]
- /ˈi gəlˌwʊd/
- /ˈiːɡəlwˌʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ee-guh l-woo d]
- /ˈi gəlˌwʊd/
Definitions of eaglewood word
- noun eaglewood agalloch. 1
- noun eaglewood Alternative name of agarwood. 1
- noun eaglewood an Asian thymelaeaceous tree, Aquilaria agallocha, having fragrant wood that yields a resin used as a perfume 0
- noun eaglewood the wood of this tree 0
- noun eaglewood lignaloes 0
- noun eaglewood Alternative term for agarwood. 0
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Origin of eaglewood
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; translation of Portuguese pão d'aguila wood of agalloch, by confusion of Portuguese águia eagle with aguila < Malayalam agil agalloch
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Parts of speech for Eaglewood
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eaglewood popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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