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kahikatoa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kahika-toa
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Leptospermum scoparium, the manuka.

New Zealand usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kahikātoa.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does kahikatoa mean?
Leptospermum scoparium, the manuka.
Where does kahikatoa come from?
Borrowed from Māori kahikātoa.

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