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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
honu
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *pəñu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *poñu Proto-Oceanic *poñu Proto-Polynesian *fonu Hawaiian honubor. English honu Borrowed from Hawaiian honu.

Inflected Forms

honus (plural)

Questions

What does honu mean?
A green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
Where does honu come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *pəñu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pəñu Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *poñu Proto-Oceanic *poñu Proto-Polynesian *fonu Hawaiian honubor. English honu Borrowed from Hawaiian honu.

How to pronounce honu

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