Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiki bar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: tik-i bar
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drinking establishment or restaurant with an exotic tropical theme, serving elaborate cocktails.

Example Sentences

"Say you want to escape the doldrums of daily life — but you can't quite afford a trip to Hawaii. Why not to head to your local tiki bar for a sample of the South Seas? These faux-Polynesian, palm-thatched rum palaces that were all the rage in the 1960s are now making a comeback."
"The dish was probably invented by Victor Bergeron, best known as the namesake founder of the Trader Vic's chains of tiki bars."

Etymology

From tiki (“carved talisman”) + bar (“drinking establishment”). From Māori tiki (“figurine”).

Word Breakdown

Root: tiki

Inflected Forms

tiki bars (plural)

Phrases

tiki culture tiki restaurant

Frequently Paired Words

tiki culture tiki restaurant

Questions

What does tiki bar mean?: A drinking establishment or restaurant with an exotic tropical theme, serving elaborate cocktails.
Where does tiki bar come from?: From tiki (“carved talisman”) + bar (“drinking establishment”). From Māori tiki (“figurine”).

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