Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opihi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opi-hi
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A limpet of genus Cellana.

Example Sentences

"Place the opihi on their backs on a baking tray and put a small dab of garlic butter on each of their bellies."
"No, this isn't the island's greatest dish. But the opihi does take me deeper into Hawaii."

Etymology

Hawaiian ʻopihi

Word Breakdown

Root: ʻopihi

Questions

What does opihi mean?: A limpet of genus Cellana.
Where does opihi come from?: Hawaiian ʻopihi

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