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kakariki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kakari-ki
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parakeet of New Zealand, genus Cyanoramphus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kākāriki.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kakarikis (plural)

Questions

What does kakariki mean?
A parakeet of New Zealand, genus Cyanoramphus.
Where does kakariki come from?
Borrowed from Māori kākāriki.

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