zozoro

Malagasy

Etymology

From zoro "corner" referring to its cornered stems

Noun

zozoro

  1. any sedge grass of the genus Cyperus

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Western Oceanic *sosoʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zozoro/

Noun

zozoro

  1. coral

Further reading

  • Ross, M.D. Central Papuan culture history: some lexical evidence. In Austronesian Terminologies: continuity and change. Pacific Linguistics C-127, A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross (eds), 389-479. Canberra: Australian National University.
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