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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KAWAKAWA

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAWAKAWA

kawakawa  [ˈkɑːwəˌkɑːwə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAWAKAWA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kawakawa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KAWAKAWA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kawakawa in the English dictionary

The definition of kawakawa in the dictionary is an aromatic shrub or small tree of New Zealand, Macropiper excelsum: held to be sacred by the Māoris Also called: peppertree.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAWAKAWA


Adamawa
ˌædəˈmɑːwə
dawah
ˈdɑːwə
Jigawa
ˌdʒɪˈɡɑːwə
kajawah
kəˈdʒɑːwə
Kanazawa
ˌkænəˈzɑːwə
kawa
ˈkɑːwə
Kurosawa
ˌkʊərəˈsɑːwə
Massaua
məˈsɑːwə
Massawa
məˈsɑːwə
Okinawa
ˌəʊkɪˈnɑːwə
pohutukawa
pəˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə
Soembawa
suːmˈbɑːwə
Sumbawa
suːmˈbɑːwə
Tarawa
təˈrɑːwə
tawa
ˈtɑːwə
Yukawa
juːˈkɑːwə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAWAKAWA

kauri
kauri gum
kauru
kava
kavass
Kaveri
Kavir Desert
kawa
Kawabata
kawaii
kawanatanga
Kawasaki
Kawasaki´s disease
kawau
Kay
kayak
kayaker
kayle
kaylied
kayo

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAWAKAWA

Adowa
Chichewa
Chippewa
Djawa
fatwa
haniwa
Iowa
Kwa
malwa
manawa
Nasarawa
Ojibwa
Oshawa
Ottawa
schwa
shwa
Te Kanawa
twa
Warszawa
wawa

Synonyms and antonyms of kawakawa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kawakawa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAWAKAWA

Find out the translation of kawakawa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kawakawa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kawakawa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卡瓦卡瓦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kawakawa
570 millions of speakers

English

kawakawa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kawakawa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

kawakawa
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Kawakawa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kawakawa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

kawakawa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thonines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kawakawa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kawakawa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カワカワ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카와 카와
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kawakawa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kawakawa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

kawakawa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कवाकावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kawakawa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kawakawa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kawakawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kawakawa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kawakawa
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Kawakawa
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kawakawa
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kawakawa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kawakawa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kawakawa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAWAKAWA»

The term «kawakawa» is regularly used and occupies the 62.629 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KAWAKAWA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kawakawa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kawakawa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kawakawa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAWAKAWA»

Discover the use of kawakawa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kawakawa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
A. S. PALMER Department of Geology Victoria University of Wellington Private Bag Wellington, New Zealand Abstract In the eastern part of Wairarapa, the 20 000-year-old Kawakawa Tephra occurs as a 0.06- 0.10 m band of coarse silt to fine ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
2 48 Campbell min Kawakawa NZA 239 15,204 230 E 3 61 Hammond lipids from NZA262 Kawakawa NZA 0 13,146 1428 E 3 61 Hammond humic acids from NZA262 (=4b in ref 61) Kawakawa NZA 240 14,458 384 E 3 61 Hammond lipids  ...
3
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Samples of glass from some of the above sites, and the type sections of Kawakawa Tephra and Aokautere Ash, have been analysed by EMP for comparison with the Graham Terrace data. Results (Table 2) show that the analysed tephras are ...
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New Zealand
Around. Paihia: Opua. and. Kawakawa. Drivers travelling between Paihia and Russell will need to cross the narrow Veronica Channel at OPUA, 6km south of Paihia, where the small vehicle ferry leaves every ten to twenty minutes (daily ...
Laura Harper, Tony Mudd, Paul Whitfield, 2002
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History of Māori of Nelson and Marlborough
Hence it was necessary for canoe travellers to make a visor of kawakawa leaves to prevent any inadvertent sighting of the islands and rocks. The name Raukawa is an abbreviation of rau-kawakawa, or leaves (rau) of the kawakawa shrub.
Hilary Mitchell, Maui John Mitchell, 2004
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
425 I. B. CAMPBELL New Zealand Soil Bureau Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Private Bag Nelson, New Zealand Abstract Kawakawa Tephra is identified at 22 new localities in Nelson, Marlborough, and North Canterbury, ...
7
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
NOTE ON KAWITI BASALT AND HYDROLOGY OF KAWAKAWA AREA, NORTHLAND By B. C. WATERHOUSE, N.Z. Geological Survey, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Otahuhu (Received for publication, 9 December I960; ...
8
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
TABLE 2 — Representative sections of the Kawakawa Tephra. District Section Location Grid Reference NZMS 1 Series Bay of Plenty and restricted southwards beyond Irirangi (Table 2). At Irirangi its lower contact with the Aokautere Ash ...
9
The Looking Glass: What Do You See?
Octet said to Kawakawa, “are we on a Space Ship,” and before Kawakawa could reply Lurch said to him, “no you are in my mind, you summoned me to help you build the Timeless Globe, so let us gets started now there is no time to waste.
Jd Bundun, 2008
10
Tropical Tuna: Surface Fisheries in the Indian Ocean
marketed in Jizan (4.2% kingfish, 4.5% kawakawa , 2.5% longtail tuna) which is the main centre for pelagic species. Kingfish and kawakawa are also caught off Jeddah, in autumn mainly, due to a possible northward migration of these species ...
B. Stéquert, F. Marsac, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAWAKAWA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kawakawa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Final push to complete repairs to Maromaku slip
The NZ Transport Agency is approaching the home straight to complete repairs on a significant slip on State Highway 1 south of Kawakawa. «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
More support - Fiji Times Online
A rapid decline in the population of kawakawa and donu had led to the start of the 4FJ (For Fiji) campaign, which so far has amassed support ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
3
New Zealand's capital city Wellington turns 150
... taste traditionally inspired food including kawakawa (a bush herb) tea served with manuka (ti-tree) honey; rawena bread (Māori potato bread) ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
4
How smartphone app saved trapped woman - New Zealand Herald
The Mazda 3 sits at the bottom of a ravine after leaving the road and plummeting 100m near Kawakawa. Photo / Northern Advocate. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
Ministry digs for owners of artefacts
... plants), from Tuateawa in the Coromandel. One patu aruhe (fern root beater) and one item of worked wood from Kawakawa Bay in Auckland. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
6
Donation means lots for foster charity
"It's incredible, we've had a huge response from Kawakawa. The pyjamas keep coming in." The Advocate office has been a drop-off point for ... «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
7
Trapped after 100m plunge
A St John spokesman said the woman was taken to Bay of Islands Hospital in Kawakawa with a moderate head injury. She was "very lucky" ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Virginia Winder: Jungle garden goes bananas
Mixed in with the exotics are native plants, including kawakawa and a leggy five-finger (pseudopanax), which has an orchid tucked into the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Woman rescued from car 100m down Northland bank.
"They stretchered her up the hill using a rope and she was taken to Kawakawa Hospital with moderate injuries. She was okay." Several police ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
Mobile company joins 4FJ campaign
To launch the partnership, Digicel Fiji leadership pledged not to eat kawakawa and donu during its peak spawning months — June to ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kawakawa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kawakawa>. Apr 2024 ».
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