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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAPOK

From Malay.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KAPOK

kapok  [ˈkeɪpɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAPOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kapok is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAPOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kapok

Ceiba pentandra

Ceiba pentandra Telugu: బూరుగ is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and to tropical west Africa. Kapok is the most used common name for the tree and may also refer to the cotton obtained from its seed pods. The tree is also known as the Java cotton, Java kapok, silk-cotton or ceiba.

Definition of kapok in the English dictionary

The definition of kapok in the dictionary is a silky fibre obtained from the hairs covering the seeds of a tropical bombacaceous tree, Ceiba pentandra : used for stuffing pillows, etc, and for sound insulation Also called: silk cotton.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAPOK


epoch
ˈiːpɒk
pock
pɒk
Spock
spɒk
subepoch
ˈsʌbˌiːpɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAPOK

kaolinite
kaolinitic
kaolinize
kaolinosis
kaon
kaonic
kapa
kapa haka
kapellmeister
Kapfenberg
kaph
Kapil Dev
Kapitza
kapok tree
Kaposi´s sarcoma
kappa
kapuka
kaput

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAPOK

an open book
Bangkok
book
cook
Facebook
guestbook
handbook
hook
in my book
look
nook
notebook
on the hook
outlook
overlook
the book
the New Look
took
yapok
yok

Synonyms and antonyms of kapok in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kapok» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAPOK

Find out the translation of kapok to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kapok from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kapok» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

木棉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kapok
570 millions of speakers

English

kapok
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكابوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sumaúma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গদি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kapok
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kapok
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カポック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

케이폭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapok
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bông gòn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலவம் பஞ்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅपोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yastık pamuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capoc
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kapok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capoc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kapok
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kapok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kapock
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kapok
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kapok

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAPOK»

The term «kapok» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.218 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAPOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kapok» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kapok» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kapok

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAPOK»

Discover the use of kapok in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kapok and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Lynne Cherry, 2000
2
A Guide for Using the Great Kapok Tree in the Classroom
The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Lynne Cherry, Lynn DiDominicis, 1997
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The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Lynne Cherry, 1990
4
Under the Kapok Tree: Identity and Difference in Beng Thought
In this companion volume to Parallel Worlds, Alma Gottlieb explores ideology and social practices among the Beng people of Côte d'Ivoire.
Alma Gottlieb, 2012
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The Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Nutrition
(MG) See also: Binding agents Kapok seed meal The kapok is a trop— ical tree of the Bombacaceae (Bombax) fam— ily: the main variety is Ceiba pentandra. Kapok seeds are by—products of lint produc— tion. They are ground and the oil is ...
M. F. Fuller, 2004
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Kapok: A Survey of Its History, Cultivation and Uses
With Special Consideration Of Its Application To Thermal And Acoustical Treatments.
Stephen J. Zand, 2012
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Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and Their Control
KAPOK (Ciba pentandra – Bombacaceae) A lowland tropical tree, up to 30 m tall, probably originating in tropical American forests, now well established as different varieties in W. Africa and Asia. Kapok is the floss from the inner capsule wall ...
Dennis S. Hill, 2008
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United States Import Statistics for Agricultural ...
TOTAL »i 1,181 2,448 2,602 154 3043800 KAPOK, RAW AND WASTES (LTN) 82 1466 10,636 12331 1,695 TOTAL 81 2,247 2,054,947 2,494,070 439,123 83 820 11,108 11,962 854 82 1310 1424326 1331313 307,487 84 11451 39382 ...
‎1988
9
Articles on Trees of Guyana, Including: Kapok, Theobroma ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
Folktales Told Around the World
They approached the foot of the tree, they came close, and by now the kapok tree was teetering to fall: Telem telem, the shit is so good, what must the real thing be like? Telem telem, the shit is so good, what must the real thing be like?
Richard Mercer Dorson, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAPOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kapok is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 Pesepakbola Peludah Terburuk - Sepakbola.com
Seperti tidak kapok karena telah didenda dan mendapat hukuman larangan bertanding usai meludahi pemain Portsmout, Arjan de Zeeuw, El Hadji Diouf ... «Sepakbola.com, Jul 15»
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WATCH: These cute little fluff balls are rare and you can meet them …
The three boys and one girl are named Banyan, Kapok, Teak, and Orchid. We helped feed them, allowed our toes to be nipped at, and watched ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
3
Juliet Robin
... Robin ventured on the restaurant circuit playing at Hilton brunches and New Years Eve parties, Kapok Hotel and Bel Air Hotel restaurants, ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
4
The shopper's paradise: Hong Kong and its retail stars
There's also Kapok, a lifestyle shop of internationally-sourced products and Konzepp, a unique store that sells design-centric books and ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
5
Change in gear was a strike for consistent umpiring
... bladders made from canvas and leather to protectors stuffed with kapok and foam. Then, although he played in only 38 games in the majors, ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
6
When less is wow: Minimalist handbag labels
Building Block is stocked here at multi-label store Kapok in the National Design Centre and is one of Kapok's best-selling brands. The sisters ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
7
Local scents
New Zealand bodycare brand Ashley & Co is now available at the multi-label store Kapok, located at the National Design Centre. The brand is ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
8
TFM: We are going to win the marginals
The meeting created a traffic jam from the vicinity of the Kapok Hotel from around 7.30 p.m. as many motorists slowed down to hear what was ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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Published on Jul 7, 2015, 9:53 pm AST
BPTT and PdVSA have long acknowledged that on-going production in Kapok may result in some of the 0.05 tcf of block one gas being pulled ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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Why do we need milkweed?
In World War II, over 5,000 tons of milkweed floss from its seeds were collected for use as a substitute for kapok in life preservers. Milkweed ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»

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