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IPECACUANHA

Definition: IPECACUANHA

IPECACUANHA

Noun

1. The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "IPECACUANHA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references)

Etymology: Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\, noun. [from Portuguese expression ipecacuanha (Compare to Spanish ipecacuana); from Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., creeping plant that causes vomiting.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonyms within Context: IPECACUANHA

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Remedy

Agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts; feverroot, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha; jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina; sassafras, yarrow.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: IPECACUANHA

English words defined with "IPECACUANHA": EmetineIonidiumMexican coca. (references)
Specialty definitions using "IPECACUANHA": CEPHAELIS IPECACUANHA. (references)
Non-English Usage: "IPECACUANHA" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Portuguese (ipecacuanha).

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Usage Frequency: IPECACUANHA

"IPECACUANHA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 60.00% of the time. "IPECACUANHA" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)60%3202,518
Noun (singular)40%2245,945
                    Total100.00%5N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: IPECACUANHA

Expressions using "IPECACUANHA": Cephaelis Ipecacuanha Ionidium Ipecacuanha. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: IPECACUANHA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ipecacuanha

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: IPECACUANHA

Language Translations for "IPECACUANHA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

ipekakuanë. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏عرق الذهب. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

ипекакуана. (various references)

   

Czech

  

druh rostliny (calendula, dog's grass, elecampane, endive, epiphyte, fenugreek, foxbane, foxglove, foxtail, furze, gentian, germander, gillyflower, ginseng, gloxinia, heliotrope, hellebore, hyssop, larkspur, lobelia, loganberry, loosestrife, sainfoin, salsify, saltwort, sea kale, shadberry, squill). (various references)

   

Danish

  

ipecacuanha (ipecac), braekrod (ipecac). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ipecacuanha (ipecac), braakwortel (ipecac). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ipekakuanha (ipecac), oksetusjuuri (ipecac). (various references)

   

French

  

ipécacuana (ipecac). (various references)

   

German

  

Ipecacuanha (ipecac), Brechwurzel (ipecac). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κεφαλοειδής η ιπεκακουάνα (ipecac), ιπεκακουάνα (ipecat), ουραγωγός η ιπεκακουάνα (ipecac). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ipekakuána. (various references)

   

Italian

  

ipecacuana (ipecac). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ipecacuanhaay

   

Portuguese

  

ipecacuanha (ipecac). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ипекакуана. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ipekakuana. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ipecacuana (ipecac). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kråkrot (ipecac). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

altınkökü. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

іпекакуана. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: IPECACUANHA

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Cephaëlis ipecacuanha, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, Psychotria ipecacuanha, Uragoga ipecacuanha. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations: IPECACUANHA

Derivations

Words beginning with "IPECACUANHA": ipecacuanhas. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: IPECACUANHA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-e-h-i-n-p-u"

-3 letters: capuchin.

-4 letters: acapnia, capuche, chapeau, chicane, panacea, panache, penuchi.

-5 letters: acacia, apache, apneic, canape, cancha, chaine, chance, hiccup, icecap, ipecac, nuchae, painch, paunch, pechan, unchic, unciae.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-c-e-h-i-n-p-u"
 

+1 letter: ipecacuanhas.

 

+5 letters: acquaintanceship.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: IPECACUANHA


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 50 45 43 41 43 55 41 4E 48 41

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 0050 0045 0043 0041 0043 0055 0041 004E 0048 0041

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4350393735375535484235

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Non-English Dictionaries with "IPECACUANHA"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Albanian

fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferimshqip, ‏الألبانية, ‏الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, albánský, Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець

Arabic

‏معجم, ‏قاموس, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتانarabishte, ‏العربية, ‏عربي, ‏اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, arabský, arabština, arabialainen, arabe, arabisch, αραβικόσ, arab, arabo, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський

Bulgarian

речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, преводbulgr, ‏البلغارية, ‏بلغاري, български, български език, българин, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський

Czech

slovník, definice, překladçek, ‏تشيكي, ‏اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, ‏التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка

Danish

ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelsedanisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, dánský, dánština, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова

Dutch

woordenboek, definitie, translatieholandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutosfinlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, finský, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionfrëngjishte, frëng, franceze, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏فرنسي, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, francouzský, francouzština, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitiongjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, ‏المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, nìmec, nìmecký, tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, ‏الإغريقي, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, řek, řecký, řeètina, græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás‏مجري, ‏المجري, ‏الهنغاري, ‏هنغاري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, maïarský, maïarština, maïar, ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzione‏الإيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏إيطالي, ‏شخص إيطالي, италиански език, италиански, италианец, italský, italština, ital, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugalský, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, ‏الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, ruština, ruský, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський

Serbo-Croatian

leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenjeserbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónspanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, španìlský, španìlština, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова

Swedish

ordbok, lexikon, översättningsuedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturk, ‏تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, ‏اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, turecký, tureètina, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова

Ukrainian

словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщенняukrainisht, ukrainas, ‏أوكراني أحد أبناء أوكرانيا, ‏الأوكراني, украинец, украински език, ukrajinec, ukrajinština, ukrajinský, ukrajinka, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, ‏الإنجليزية, ‏الأنكليزي, ‏إنكليزي, ‏ترجمة إنكليزية, ‏اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglicky, englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Translations: Ancient
9. Derivations
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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