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pikake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pikake
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Etymology

From Hawaiian pīkake, itself from English peacock, see which for full derivation. Both Arabian jasmine and peacocks were associated with Princess Kaʻiulani, so they came to have the same name in Hawaiian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pikakes (plural)

Questions

What does pikake mean?
Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac
Where does pikake come from?
It is traced to English.

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