Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngarara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ngarara
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Ngararas, the dragons of the medieval Maori, once spread general terror and desolation."
"Unu ngarara or ngarara burrows were frequently met with on the plains. […] The ngarara was darker in colour than the ruatara. They varied in size from two to three feet in length, and ten to twenty inches in girth; along the back from the nape of the neck to the tail was a serrated crest."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori ngārara (“a reptile”)

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

ngararas (plural)

Questions

What does ngarara mean?: Among the Maori, any of various real and mythological creatures of the lizard or crocodile type.
Where does ngarara come from?: Borrowed from Māori ngārara (“a reptile”)

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