Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pihoihoi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-hoi-hoi
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"The pihoihoi live in the island's interior, and the torea on its rocky shore."

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori pīhoihoi.

Word Breakdown

Root: pīhoihoi

Usage

New Zealand usage

Questions

What does pihoihoi mean?: Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit.
Where does pihoihoi come from?: Borrowed from Māori pīhoihoi.

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