Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kakapo

/ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: kakapo
IPA: /ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.

Example Sentences

"Analyses of the DNA fragments preserved in the moa and kakapo coprolites showed that moa and kakapo fed on fungi."

Etymology

Etymology tree Māori kāredup. Māori kākā Proto-Polynesian *po Māori pō Māori kākāpōbor. English kakapo Borrowed from Māori kākāpō.

Inflected Forms

kakapos (plural)

Synonyms

owl parrot

Questions

How do you pronounce kakapo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːkəpəʊ/.
What does kakapo mean?: A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptilus, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.
Where does kakapo come from?: Etymology tree Māori kāredup. Māori kākā Proto-Polynesian *po Māori pō Māori kākāpōbor. English kakapo Borrowed from Māori kākāpō.

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