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- [ra-tan, ruh-]
- /ræˈtæn, rə-/
- /rəˈtæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ra-tan, ruh-]
- /ræˈtæn, rə-/
Definitions of rattan word
- noun rattan Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera. 1
- noun rattan the tough stems of such palms, used for wickerwork, canes, etc. 1
- noun rattan a stick or switch of this material. 1
- noun rattan plant: variety of palm 1
- noun rattan wicker used to make furniture 1
- adjective rattan wicker: woven 1
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Origin of rattan
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; by uncertain mediation < Malay rotan, alleged to derive from rout scrape off, with -an nominalizing suffix
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Parts of speech for Rattan
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rattan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rattan
noun rattan
- bamboo — Bamboo is a tall tropical plant with hard, hollow stems. The young shoots of the plant can be eaten and the stems are used to make furniture.
- cane — Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
- wicker — a slender, pliant twig; osier; withe.
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