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plantain-eater

plan·tain-eat·er
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plan-tin, -tn eet]
    • /ˈplæn tɪn, -tn it/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plan-tin, -tn eet]
    • /ˈplæn tɪn, -tn it/

Definition of plantain-eater word

  • noun plantain-eater any of various touracos, erroneously believed to feed chiefly on plantains and bananas. 1
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Origin of plantain-eater

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Plantain-eater

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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plantain-eater 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 about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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