Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiki tour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: tik-i -tour
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tour that visits the attractions or points of interest in an area.

New Zealand usage

noun

Alternative form of tiki tour.

noun

Alternative form of tiki tour.

Example Sentences

"No-one ventured to the Bluff or Toronui, but a van resembling a sardine tin went on a tiki tour of the huge Waipoura kauris."
"He crossed the street to investigate further. The soldiers looked up at him, with friendly grins and said things like, “Takin' the tiki tour, mate?"
"The aim was to fly down, run the half, do a quick tiki tour of the company's salmon fishery and then fly home."
"This was a Tiki tour, run for the Government Tourist Bureau by Road Services, which is an operation of NZ Government Railways."
"Liz's vowels have sat in a few places and can still sound like a bit of a Tiki tour in a single sentence."
"“After something to eat and drink we'll all go for a 'Tiki tour' around the farm,” said Steve."

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Tiki Tours, the brand name of a sight-seeing company.

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

tiki tours (plural) tiki-tour (alternative)

Questions

What does tiki tour mean?: A tour that visits the attractions or points of interest in an area.
Where does tiki tour come from?: Genericized trademark from Tiki Tours, the brand name of a sight-seeing company.

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