Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kohuhu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ko-huhu
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pittosporum tenuifolium, a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.

Etymology

From Māori kōhūhū.

Word Breakdown

Root: kōhūhū

Synonyms

black matipo kohukohu tawhiwhi

Questions

What does kohuhu mean?: Pittosporum tenuifolium, a small evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.
Where does kohuhu come from?: From Māori kōhūhū.

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