Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hokitika

/həʊkɪtɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: hok-i-ti-ka
IPA: /həʊkɪtɪkə/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.

name

A river in Westland district, West Coast, New Zealand, which empties into the Tasman Sea at the town; in full, Hokitika River.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions

How do you pronounce hokitika?: The recorded pronunciation is /həʊkɪtɪkə/.
What does hokitika mean?: A small town in Westland district, on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
Where does hokitika come from?: Borrowed from Māori.

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