Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
imu
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.

noun

Initialism of Inertial Measurement Unit.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian imu. Doublet of umu.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

imus (plural)

Phrases

kalua pig

Frequently Paired Words

kalua kalua pig

Questions

What does imu mean?
A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.
Where does imu come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian imu. Doublet of umu.

How to pronounce imu

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