Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawaiite

/həˈwaɪ.aɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hawai-ite
IPA: /həˈwaɪ.aɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.

noun

A gem variety of olivine peridot.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English hawaiite From Hawaii + -ite.

Inflected Forms

hawaiites (plural)

Derived Forms

hawaiitic

Phrases

Hawaiian peridot

Frequently Paired Words

Hawaiian peridot

Questions

How do you pronounce hawaiite?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˈwaɪ.aɪt/.
What does hawaiite mean?: An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.
Where does hawaiite come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor. English Hawaii Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English hawaiite From Hawaii + -ite.

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