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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porirua

/pɒɹɪɹuə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
porirua
IPA
/pɒɹɪɹuə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in the Wellington region, New Zealand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori.

Questions

How do you pronounce porirua?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɒɹɪɹuə/.
What does porirua mean?
A city in the Wellington region, New Zealand.
Where does porirua come from?
Borrowed from Māori.

How to pronounce porirua

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pɒɹɪɹuə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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