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maunaloa

/ˌmaʊnəˈloʊə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mau-naloa
IPA
/ˌmaʊnəˈloʊə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hawaiian Maunaloa, from mauna loa (“long mountain”). Doublet of Mauna Loa.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmaʊnəˈloʊə/
  • British English: /ˌmaʊnəˈləʊə/

Homonyms

Mauna Loa

Rhymes With

noah noaa boa aloha feather boa quinoa loa poa mauna loa shoah towa proa

Questions

How do you pronounce maunaloa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaʊnəˈloʊə/.
What does maunaloa mean?
A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
Where does maunaloa come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Hawaiian Maunaloa, from mauna loa (“long mountain”). Doublet of Mauna Loa.

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