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kawakawa

kawakawa noun: a false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis. Also the alternative form of kiwikiwi.

Noun

kawakawa (countable and uncountable, plural kawakawas)

  1. A false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.
  2. Piper excelsum (syn. Macropiper excelsum), a shrub endemic to New Zealand.

Proper noun capitalized: Kawakawa

Kawakawa

  1. A small town in Far North district, Northland, New Zealand.

Also used as

kawakawa is also the alternative form of kiwikiwi.

kawakawa meaning in Tagalog and Indonesian

kawakawa in Tagalog

Euthynnus affinis
tulingang-puti

kawakawa in Indonesian

Euthynnus affinis
tongkol
More languagesFewer languages
Dhivehi
ލައްޓި laṭṭi

Forms of kawakawa

pluralkawakawas

Origin of kawakawa

Borrowed from Māori kawakawa.

Borrowed from Māori kawakawa, a shrub.

Questions about kawakawa

What does kawakawa mean?
Kawakawa means a false albacore, a fish of species Euthynnus affinis.
What is kawakawa in Tagalog?
Kawakawa in Tagalog is tulingang-puti. See Kawakawa meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is kawakawa?
Kawakawa can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of kawakawa?
The plural of kawakawa is kawakawas.

Words near kawakawa in the dictionary

  1. kawain
  2. Kawak
  3. kawaka
  4. Kawakami Ken
  5. kawakas
  6. kawakawa
  7. kawakawas
  8. kawal
  9. kawali
  10. kawalis
  11. Kawamata

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