Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kawa

/kˈɑwə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: kawa
IPA: /kˈɑwə/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of kava.

Uncountable

noun

Maori customs and protocol.

Uncountable

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori kawa.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Kawa, *kavъka, かわ

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Kawas (plural)

Rhymes With

okinawa kagawa ozawa kurosawa hasegawa oshawa kanazawa nakagawa mahwah hosokawa furukawa yoshikawa

Questions

How do you pronounce kawa?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑwə/.
What does kawa mean?: Alternative form of kava.
Where does kawa come from?: It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce kawa

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