mahaleb

ma·ha·leb

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-huh-leb]
- /ˈmɑ həˌlɛb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-huh-leb]
- /ˈmɑ həˌlɛb/

Definitions of mahaleb word

noun mahaleb a cherry, Prunus mahaleb, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia, used as a stock in grafting cherries. 1
abbreviation MAHALEB Mahlab. 1

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Origin of mahaleb

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60, mahaleb is from the Arabic word maḥlab

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Parts of speech for Mahaleb

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mahaleb popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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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