Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasifika

/pəˈsɪfɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: pasi-fi-ka
IPA: /pəˈsɪfɪkə/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Pacific Islander.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"My political stance as a Pasifika poet has always been one of inclusion – I'm a bridge not a wall."

Etymology

From English Pacific, changed to use Samoan orthography.

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

Pasifikas (plural)

Homonyms

pacifica

Questions

How do you pronounce pasifika?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈsɪfɪkə/.
What does pasifika mean?: A Pacific Islander.
Where does pasifika come from?: From English Pacific, changed to use Samoan orthography.

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