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yapon

ya·pon
Y y

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yaw-pon]
    • /ˈyɔ pɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

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