Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biddi-biddi

/ˈbɪdi ˌbɪdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.76 in modern English

Syllables: bid-di-bid-di
IPA: /ˈbɪdi ˌbɪdi/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The burr of the piri-piri plant.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Two days ago in the Duke, and still the hooks in that conversation stick in her throat like a half-swallowed bidibid."

Etymology

Irregular formation from Māori piri-piri.

Word Breakdown

Root: piri-piri

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

biddy-biddy (alternative) biddy-bid (alternative) bidibid (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce biddi-biddi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪdi ˌbɪdi/.
What does biddi-biddi mean?: The burr of the piri-piri plant.
Where does biddi-biddi come from?: Irregular formation from Māori piri-piri.

How to pronounce biddi-biddi

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