Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mohua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-hua
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mohoua ochrocephala, a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori mohua.

Word Breakdown

Root: mohua

Inflected Forms

mohuas (plural)

Synonyms

yellowhead

Questions

What does mohua mean?: Mohoua ochrocephala, a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
Where does mohua come from?: Borrowed from Māori mohua.

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