Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warehou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ware-hou
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the three medusafishes: Seriolella brama (the common warehou), Seriolella caerulea (the white warehou), and Seriolella punctata (the silver warehou).

New Zealand usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori warehou.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does warehou mean?
Any of the three medusafishes: Seriolella brama (the common warehou), Seriolella caerulea (the white warehou), and Seriolella punctata (the silver warehou).
Where does warehou come from?
Borrowed from Māori warehou.

How to pronounce warehou

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