Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poaka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poa-ka
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pig.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"When I write that scores of houses have been burnt, whole villages renovated, kaingas fenced in, poakas and dogs fenced out […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori poaka (“pig”).

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

poakas (plural)

Questions

What does poaka mean?: A pig.
Where does poaka come from?: Borrowed from Māori poaka (“pig”).

How to pronounce poaka

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