Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarakihi

/ˈteɹɘkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tarak-i-hi
IPA: /ˈteɹɘkiː/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fish, Nemadactylus macropterus, between 30 and 60 centimeters long and found off the coast of Australia and South America.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori.

Inflected Forms

tarakihis (plural) terakihi (alternative)

Synonyms

jackass morwong

Questions

How do you pronounce tarakihi?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɹɘkiː/.
What does tarakihi mean?: A fish, Nemadactylus macropterus, between 30 and 60 centimeters long and found off the coast of Australia and South America.
Where does tarakihi come from?: Borrowed from Māori.

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