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matai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
matai
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Samoan chief.

noun

A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan matai.

Inflected Forms

matais (plural)

Phrases

matai beer

Synonyms

black pine prumnopitys taxifolia podocarpus spicata

Questions

What does matai mean?
A Samoan chief.
Where does matai come from?
Borrowed from Samoan matai.

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