jugum
/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/noun
jugum is spelled J-U-G-U-M: 5 letters. As a noun, jugum means “A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jugum is juga or jugums.
How many letters and syllables are in jugum?
| Letters | 5: J-U-G-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jugum?
- /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of jugum
- juga plural
- jugums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jugum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
- 2
A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.
- 3
One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
- 4
A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jugum come from?
Borrowing from Latin jugum (“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”). Doublet of yoke and yuga.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).