Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kamehameha butterfly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: kame-hame-ha but-ter-fly
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A butterfly endemic to Hawaii, of species Vanessa tameamea.

Etymology

Calque of Hawaiian pulelehua Kamehameha.

Inflected Forms

Kamehameha butterflies (plural)

Questions

What does kamehameha butterfly mean?: A butterfly endemic to Hawaii, of species Vanessa tameamea.
Where does kamehameha butterfly come from?: Calque of Hawaiian pulelehua Kamehameha.

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