Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pūkeko

/ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pukeko
IPA: /ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"I had my place to sit, on the fallen birch log by the creek, where I could watch the pukeko, the ducks and the eels, and look through the sheltering willows to the paddock […]."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pūkeko.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

pūkekos (plural) pukeko (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pūkeko?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpuːkɛkoʊ/.
What does pūkeko mean?: Australasian swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).
Where does pūkeko come from?: Borrowed from Māori pūkeko.

How to pronounce pūkeko

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