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pikake

pikake noun: arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac.

Noun

pikake (plural pikakes)

  1. Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Forms of pikake

pluralpikakes

Origin of pikake

From Hawaiian pīkake, itself from English peacock, see which for full derivation. Both Arabian jasmine and peacocks were associated with Princess Kaʻiulani, so they came to have the same name in Hawaiian.

Questions about pikake

What does pikake mean?
Pikake means arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac.
What part of speech is pikake?
Pikake is a noun.
What is the plural of pikake?
The plural of pikake is pikakes.

Words near pikake in the dictionary

  1. Pikachu nudibranchs
  2. pikachurin
  3. Pikachus
  4. Pikaclone
  5. Pikaclones
  6. pikake
  7. pikakes
  8. pikal
  9. pikals
  10. Pikangikum
  11. Pikapene

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