koala

Questions about koala

What does koala mean?

koala means "sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark".

How many syllables are in koala?

koala has 3 syllables: ko-a-la. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /koʊˈɑlə/.

What is another word for koala?

Close synonyms include koala bear, kangaroo bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is koala a common word?

koala is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with koala?

2 words rhyme with koala. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.