0%

trehala

tre·ha·la
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trih-hah-luh]
    • /trɪˈhɑ lə/
    • /trehˈɑːlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trih-hah-luh]
    • /trɪˈhɑ lə/

Definitions of trehala word

  • noun trehala an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering. 1
  • noun trehala an edible sugary substance obtained from the pupal cocoon of an Asian weevil, Larinus maculatus 0

Information block about the term

Origin of trehala

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < New Latin < Turkish tιgala < Persian tīghāl

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Trehala

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trehala popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

trehala usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?