wallaba

wal·la·ba

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wol-uh-buh]
- /ˈwɒl ə bə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wol-uh-buh]
- /ˈwɒl ə bə/

Definitions of wallaba word

noun wallaba any of several trees belonging to the genus Eperua, of the legume family, native to the Guianas and northern Brazil. 1
noun wallaba the hard, heavy wood of any of these trees, used in the construction of buildings. 1
noun wallaba a South American tree, Eperua falcata 0

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Origin of wallaba

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

Borrowed into English from Arawak around 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Wallaba

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wallaba popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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