English Explanatory Dictionary

zzxjoanw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fictitious instrument, supposedly a type of Maori drum.

Pronunciation

shô /ʃɔː/ /ʃɔ/ /ʃɑ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-zzxjoanw.wav zĭks.jōʹän /zɪksˈd͡ʒəʊ̯.ɑːn/ /zɪksˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ɑn/

Word forms

zzxjoanw zzxjoanws

Etymology

Coined ex nihilo by American writer Rupert Hughes in 1903 as a joke.

Related words

pahū tōkere
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