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tivaevae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tivae-vae
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A quilt produced by this technique.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Cook Islands Maori, literally meaning "patches".

Usage

Inflected Forms

tifaifai (alternative) tivaivai (alternative)

Questions

What does tivaevae mean?
A form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women.
Where does tivaevae come from?
From Cook Islands Maori, literally meaning "patches".

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