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soapberry

soap·ber·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sohp-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈsoʊpˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
    • /sˈəʊpbəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sohp-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
    • /ˈsoʊpˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of soapberry word

  • noun plural soapberry the fruit of any of certain tropical or subtropical trees of the genus Sapindus, especially S. saponaria, used as a substitute for soap. 1
  • noun plural soapberry the tree itself. 1
  • noun soapberry any of various chiefly tropical American sapindaceous trees of the genus Sapindus, esp S. saponaria (or S. marginatus), having pulpy fruit containing saponin 0
  • noun soapberry a related plant, S. drummondii, of the southwestern US 0
  • noun soapberry the fruit of any of these trees 0
  • noun soapberry any of a genus (Sapindus) of trees of the soapberry family, with fruits containing saponin 0

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Origin of soapberry

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; soap + berry

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Parts of speech for Soapberry

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

soapberry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% 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.

soapberry usage trend in Literature

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