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kawakawa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
kawakawa
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie)

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small town in Far North district, Northland, New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kawakawa.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kawakawas (plural)

Questions

What does kawakawa mean?
Alternative form of kiwikiwi (“star fern”) (Blechnum fluviatie)
Where does kawakawa come from?
Borrowed from Māori kawakawa.

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