Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yaw-pon]
- /ˈyɔ pɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yaw-pon]
- /ˈyɔ pɒn/
Definitions of yapon word
- noun yapon a holly shrub or small tree, Ilex vomitoria, of the southern U.S., having bitter leaves that are sometimes brewed as a tea. 1
- noun yapon (now less common than "yaupon") Alternative form of yaupon. 0
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Origin of yapon
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10, Americanism; < Catawba yą́pą, equivalent to yą- wood, tree + pą leaf
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Parts of speech for Yapon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yapon 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.