Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new zealandese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: new zealan-dese
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The variety of English spoken in New Zealand.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The language we speak is New Zealandese, with its own idiom and pronunciation, and is just as distinctive as the language spoken by Americans, South Africans, Australians and Canadians."
"He also won three bottles of champagne, or in New Zealandese, champers."

Etymology

From New Zealand + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: New Zealand

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does new zealandese mean?: The variety of English spoken in New Zealand.
Where does new zealandese come from?: From New Zealand + -ese.

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