zebranonoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zebrano mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zebrano. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zebrano?
| 1930 | 0.0019 |
| 1940 | 0.0019 |
| 1950 | 0.0021 |
| 1960 | 0.0019 |
| 1970 | 0.0018 |
| 1980 | 0.002 |
| 1990 | 0.002 |
| 2000 | 0.0016 |
| 2010 | 0.0015 |
How is the noun zebrano pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zebrano come from?
Earliest known use
1900s
The earliest known use of the noun zebrano is in the 1900s.
OED's earliest evidence for zebrano is from 1908, in Timber Trades Journal.
zebrano is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zebra n.
Nearby entries
- zebra crossing, n.1934–
- zebra danio, n.1917–
- zebraed, adj.1806–
- zebra finch, n.1868–
- zebrafish, n.1771–
- zebraic, adj.1858–
- zebra marking, n.1854–
- zebra moray, n.1933–
- zebra mule, n.1841–
- zebra mussel, n.1866–
- zebrano, n.1908–
- zebra opossum, n.1808–
- zebra parakeet, n.1856–
- zebra plant, n.1826–
- zebra poison, n.1871–74
- zebra print, n. & adj.1932–
- zebra rhomb, n.1770–1844
- zebra rock, n.1895–
- zebra rush, n.1882–
- zebra shark, n.1804–
- zebra skin, n.1774–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1908–More fully zebrano wood. The striped wood of any of various species of African trees, esp. those of the genus Microberlinia (family Fabaceae), which is pale with darker streaks and commonly used to make veneers and furniture. Cf. zebrawood n.
- 1908
In our note last week on Mr. Spillemaecker's new veneer we inadvertently named it Zebraus instead of giving it its proper title, ‘Zebrano’.
Timber Trades Journal 27 June 1830/2 - 1934
The furniture is in Indian rosewood and Japanese chestnut and the panelling in zebrano.
Architectural Review vol. 75 144 (caption) - 1952
The cabinet is constructed of African Zebrano wood.
Billboard 16 August 79 - 1980
Microberlinia brazzavillensis Zebrano. Normally coarse texture; interlocked grain.
E. Scott, Illustrated Encycl. Working in Wood 248 - 2006
I love the old parquet floors and the zebrano tables, and the kitchen is at the top of its game.
Guardian 5 July (Guide Supplement) 35/2
- speckle-wood1619–(See speckled, adj. compounds C.1b).
- speckled wood1657–a. A variety of wood having speckled markings; esp. the South American snake-wood or letter-wood, Brosimum aubletii; b. a brown butterfly with…
- pigeon wood?1740–Any of various tropical or subtropical New World trees or shrubs providing wood used in cabinetwork or building, or having fruit which is sought…
- zebrawood1768–The striped wood of any of various tropical trees and shrubs, esp. of the genera Connarus (family Connaraceae) and Microberlinia (family Fabaceae)…
- snake-wood1843–The wood of the South American timber-tree Brosimum Aubletii (or Piratinera guianensis), so called from its snake-like markings; letter-wood; also…
- tiger-wood1858–A streaked black and brown cabinet-maker's wood: = itaka-wood, n.; also, a variety of citron-wood. See also tiger-cat, n.
- tortoise-wood1866–See quot.
- zebrano1908–More fully zebrano wood. The striped wood of any of various species of African trees, esp. those of the genus Microberlinia (family Fabaceae)…
- zingana1911–The striped wood of any of various African trees, especially from a leguminous tree of the genus Microberlinia.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
zebrano typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zebrano is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zebrano, n., 1930–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1930 | 0.0019 |
| 1940 | 0.0019 |
| 1950 | 0.0021 |
| 1960 | 0.0019 |
| 1970 | 0.0018 |
| 1980 | 0.002 |
| 1990 | 0.002 |
| 2000 | 0.0016 |
| 2010 | 0.0015 |