Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haupia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hau-pia
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Hawaiian dessert based on coconut milk and starch, somewhat resembling blancmange.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *sau Hawaiian hau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian pia Hawaiian haupiabor. English haupia Borrowed from Hawaiian haupia.

Usage

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Questions

What does haupia mean?: A traditional Hawaiian dessert based on coconut milk and starch, somewhat resembling blancmange.
Where does haupia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *sau Hawaiian hau Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀambia Proto-Oceanic *ʀabia Proto-Polynesian *pia Hawaiian pia Hawaiian haupiabor. English haupia Borrowed from Hawaiian haupia.

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