Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawaiian shirt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: hawai-ian shirt
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collared, short-sleeved shirt of a style originating in Hawaii, typically having a brightly-colored Polynesian print.

Example Sentences

"A bartender in a straw hat was dispensing frozen tropical drinks that were as colorful as the bright flowers splashed across the fabric of his loud Hawaiian shirt."

Inflected Forms

Hawaiian shirts (plural)

Synonyms

aloha shirt

Questions

What does hawaiian shirt mean?: A collared, short-sleeved shirt of a style originating in Hawaii, typically having a brightly-colored Polynesian print.

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