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water chestnut

wa·ter chest·nut
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er ches-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter, wot-er ches-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/

Definitions of water chestnut words

  • noun water chestnut any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World. 1
  • noun water chestnut the fruit itself. 1
  • noun water chestnut nut-like fruit used in Chinese cooking 1
  • countable noun water chestnut A water chestnut is the thick bottom part of the stem of a plant which grows in China. It is used in Chinese cookery. 0
  • noun water chestnut a floating aquatic onagraceous plant, Trapa natans, of Asia, having four-pronged edible nutlike fruits 0
  • noun water chestnut the corm of the Chinese water chestnut, used in Oriental cookery 0
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Origin of water chestnut

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Water chestnut

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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water chestnut popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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.

water chestnut usage trend in Literature

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