Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wanaka

/wɒnəkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: wana-ka
IPA: /wɒnəkə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand.

name

A town in Otago, New Zealand, at the south end of the lake.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori Wānaka (South Island dialect pronunciation).

Questions

How do you pronounce wanaka?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɒnəkə/.
What does wanaka mean?: A large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand.
Where does wanaka come from?: Borrowed from Māori Wānaka (South Island dialect pronunciation).

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