pikake

P3I1K5A1K5E1

noun

Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

OriginHawaiian pīkake ← English peacock →
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Meanings

nounpikake (plural pikakes)

plural pikakes

  1. Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
arabian jasmine

Origin

  1. Englishpeacock
  2. Hawaiianpīkake
  3. Englishpikake

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kikepa
Cite this entry
APA

pikake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pikake

MLA

“pikake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pikake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pikake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pikake.

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