Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
whio
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) of New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori whio.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

whios (plural)

Questions

What does whio mean?
The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) of New Zealand.
Where does whio come from?
Borrowed from Māori whio.

How to pronounce whio

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