Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaito

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: kaito
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 街渡.

Inflected Forms

kaitos (plural) kai-to (alternative) kaido (alternative)

Questions

What does kaito mean?: A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands.
Where does kaito come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 街渡.

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