Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ngaio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
ngaio
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori ngaio.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ngaios (plural)

Phrases

ngaio weevil

Synonyms

mousehole tree

Questions

What does ngaio mean?
An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand.
Where does ngaio come from?
Borrowed from Māori ngaio.

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