Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waakye

/ˈwaː.t͡ɕe/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: waakye
IPA: /ˈwaː.t͡ɕe/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans.

Uncountable

Etymology

Derived from the last word of the Hausa phrase shinkafa da wake (“rice and beans”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce waakye?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaː.t͡ɕe/.
What does waakye mean?: A Ghanaian dish of cooked rice and beans.
Where does waakye come from?: Derived from the last word of the Hausa phrase shinkafa da wake (“rice and beans”).

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