Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humuhumu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hu-muhu-mu
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of humuhumunukunukuapuaa.

Example Sentences

"And so he does: Jules travels the globe to hug, among others, a chimpanzee, a giraffe, a gnu, a panda, a wombat and a humuhumu fish (fun to read aloud, whether you know how to pronounce it or not)."

Etymology

Clipping of humuhumunukunukuapuaa under influence from Hawaiian humuhumu (“triggerfish”).

Questions

What does humuhumu mean?: Clipping of humuhumunukunukuapuaa.
Where does humuhumu come from?: Clipping of humuhumunukunukuapuaa under influence from Hawaiian humuhumu (“triggerfish”).

How to pronounce humuhumu

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