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pikake

pikake

1 9.9
A fragrant jasmine flower often used to make leis in Hawaii
  • noun
  • /ˈpiːkɑːkeɪ/
  • US
: pikake
  • The sweet scent of pikake filled the air during the festival.

Examples

  • The pikake flowers smelled delightful.

  • She wore a beautiful pikake lei to the graduation ceremony.

  • Many brides in Hawaii choose pikake flowers for their wedding leis.

  • She wore a beautiful pikake lei.

  • The bride wore a beautiful lei made of pikake flowers during the ceremony.

  • At the luau, we adorned our necks with fragrant pikake leis.

  • Known for their sweet scent, pikake flowers are often used in Hawaiian celebrations.

Synonyms

cayenne jasmine
vspikake
9.9

A woody plant often grown in gardens with large pink or red fragrant flowers

is used mainly for fragrant flowers in Hawaiian leis

Surface Forms

pikake singular
pikakes plural

Etymology

Pikake is the Hawaiian name for a very fragrant jasmine flower often used to make leis. A helpful way to remember it is that the name comes from a Hawaiian nickname Pikake, like the English word 'peacock', so the word brings to mind beauty and scent.