English Explanatory Dictionary

pikake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Word forms

pikake pikakes

Etymology

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.

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