Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [groo-groo]
- /ˈgru gru/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [groo-groo]
- /ˈgru gru/
Definitions of grugru word
- noun grugru any of several spiny-trunked, tropical feather palms, as Acrocomia totai, of tropical America, having a swollen trunk with rings of blackish spines. 1
- noun grugru Also called grugru grub, grugru worm. the larva of any of several South American billbugs, as Rhynchophorus cruentatus, that feeds on the pith of palm trees, sugar cane, etc., and is sometimes prized as food. 1
- noun grugru (West Indies) Any of several kinds of palm tree. 1
- noun grugru any of several tropical American palms, esp Acrocomia sclerocarpa, which has a spiny trunk and leaves and edible nuts 0
- noun grugru the large edible wormlike larva of a weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum, that infests this palm 0
- noun grugru a West Indian palm tree (Acrocomia sclerocarpa) with spiny trunk and leaves and edible nuts 0
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Origin of grugru
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < American Spanish grugrú < Carib
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Parts of speech for Grugru
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grugru popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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