Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ee-lahng-ee-lahng]
- /ˈi lɑŋˈi lɑŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ee-lahng-ee-lahng]
- /ˈi lɑŋˈi lɑŋ/
Definitions of ilang-ilang word
- noun ilang-ilang an aromatic tree, Cananga odorata, of the annona family, native to the Philippines, Java, etc., having fragrant, drooping flowers that yield a volatile oil used in perfumery. 1
- noun ilang-ilang the oil or perfume. 1
- noun ilang-ilang ylang-ylang 0
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Origin of ilang-ilang
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80, ylang-ylang is from the Tagalog word ilang-ilang
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Parts of speech for Ilang-ilang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ilang-ilang popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% 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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