Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omao

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: omao
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Myadestes obscurus, the Hawaiian thrush.

Example Sentences

"The liquid chirps heard in the short song of an Omao."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻōmaʻo.

Inflected Forms

ʻōmaʻo (alternative)

Questions

What does omao mean?: Myadestes obscurus, the Hawaiian thrush.
Where does omao come from?: Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻōmaʻo.

How to pronounce omao

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