Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ooaa

/ˈoʊˌoʊˌɑːˌɑː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ooaa
IPA: /ˈoʊˌoʊˌɑːˌɑː/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.

Example Sentences

"Only the ooaa still lives in the forests of Hawaii, feeding on insects and some nectar."
"The strongest contenders [for rarest bird][…]must be the Ooaa (Moho braccatus) of Kauai, Hawaii, which was down to a single pair in 1980[…]"

Etymology

From Hawaiian ʻōʻōʻāʻā.

Word Breakdown

Root: ʻōʻōʻāʻā

Inflected Forms

o-o-a-a (alternative) o-o-aa (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ooaa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊˌoʊˌɑːˌɑː/.
What does ooaa mean?: Any member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.
Where does ooaa come from?: From Hawaiian ʻōʻōʻāʻā.

How to pronounce ooaa

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