saskatoon

sas·ka·toon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sas-kuh-toon]
- /ˌsæs kəˈtun/
- /ˈsæ.skə.ˌtuːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sas-kuh-toon]
- /ˌsæs kəˈtun/

Definitions of saskatoon word

noun saskatoon a city in S Saskatchewan, in SW Canada. 1
noun saskatoon a species of serviceberry, Amelanchier alnifolia, of W Canada: noted for its succulent purplish berries 0
noun saskatoon a city in W Canada, in S Saskatchewan on the South Saskatchewan River: oil refining; university (1907). Pop: 196 816 (2001) 0
noun saskatoon city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River: pop. 194,000 (met. area, 210,000) 0
noun saskatoon a species of Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) of the central and N North American plains 0
noun saskatoon the edible fruit of this shrub 0

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Origin of saskatoon

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

1790-1800; < Cree misa·skwato·min saskatoon berry, derivative of misa·skwat saskatoon bush (literally, that which is solid wood), with -min berry

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Parts of speech for Saskatoon

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saskatoon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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