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hokku

hokku noun: synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).

Noun

hokku (plural hokkus or hokku)

  1. Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).
    Synonyms:
    haiku

Synonyms of hokku

Forms of hokku

pluralhokkus
pluralhokku

Origin of hokku

From Japanese 発句 (hokku).

Questions about hokku

What does hokku mean?
Hokku means synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”).
What part of speech is hokku?
Hokku is a noun.
What is the plural of hokku?
The plural of hokku is hokkus.

Words near hokku in the dictionary

  1. Hokkian
  2. Hokkien
  3. Hokkien mee
  4. Hokkienese
  5. Hokksund
  6. hokku
  7. hokkus
  8. Hokkëèn
  9. Hoklo
  10. Hoklos
  11. Hokonui

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