FRANKUM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Frankum

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

1920s: alteration of frankincense

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfraŋkəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(in Newfoundland) the hardened resin of a spruce tree, sometimes used as chewing gum

Short Definition:

spruce tree resin

Examples:
  • the ingredients for spruce beer lay beside his chair—bags of sugar, yeast, sticky balls of frankum, mounds of spruce buds

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