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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holoku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
holoku
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.

Etymology

From Hawaiian holokū, usually explained as some sense of holo (“go”) and kū (“stop”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

holokus (plural) holokū (alternative)

Synonyms

Mother Hubbard

Questions

What does holoku mean?
Synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.
Where does holoku come from?
From Hawaiian holokū, usually explained as some sense of holo (“go”) and kū (“stop”).

How to pronounce holoku

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