kilikiti

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noun

A variant of cricket, originating in Samoa and now played throughout Polynesia, with three-sided wooden bats and teams of no fixed size.

OriginEnglish cricket →
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Meanings

nounkilikiti (uncountable)

alternative kilikiki · alternative kirikiti

  1. uncountableA variant of cricket, originating in Samoa and now played throughout Polynesia, with three-sided wooden bats and teams of no fixed size.

Origin

  1. Englishcricket
  2. Englishkilikiti

Reborrowing, originally from English cricket.

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APA

kilikiti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilikiti

MLA

“kilikiti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilikiti. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilikiti,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilikiti.

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