Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awapuhi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: awa-puhi
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻawapuhi, from Proto-Polynesian *kava-pui from Proto-Polynesian *kawa; doublet of kava and kawakawa via Tongan and Māori respectively.

Word Breakdown

Root: *kava-pui, *kawa

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does awapuhi mean?: Zingiber zerumbet, a plant in the ginger family.
Where does awapuhi come from?: Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻawapuhi, from Proto-Polynesian *kava-pui from Proto-Polynesian *kawa; doublet of kava and kawakawa via Tongan and Māori respectively.

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