Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suahe

/ˈswaː.hɛ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sua-he
IPA: /ˈswaː.hɛ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 沙蝦 /沙虾 (soa-hê, literally “sand shrimp”). Compare Tagalog suwahe.

Usage

Inflected Forms

suahes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hakaw

Questions

How do you pronounce suahe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswaː.hɛ/.
What does suahe mean?: greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)
Where does suahe come from?: Borrowed from Hokkien 沙蝦 /沙虾 (soa-hê, literally “sand shrimp”). Compare Tagalog suwahe.

How to pronounce suahe

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