Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatu-liva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: fatu-li-va
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional bird invented as a hoax in the 1920s, said to lay cubical spotted eggs resembling dice.

Etymology

Perhaps named from the island of Fatu Hiva, which means "strange rock" in the Marquesan language.

Inflected Forms

fatu-livas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gillygaloo

Questions

What does fatu-liva mean?: A fictional bird invented as a hoax in the 1920s, said to lay cubical spotted eggs resembling dice.
Where does fatu-liva come from?: Perhaps named from the island of Fatu Hiva, which means "strange rock" in the Marquesan language.

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