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单词 pikake
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pikaken.

Brit. /ˈpiːkəkeɪ/, U.S. /ˈpikəkeɪ/
Forms: 1900s– pikake, 1900s– pikaki.
Origin: A borrowing from Hawaiian. Etymon: Hawaiian pīkake.
Etymology: < Hawaiian pīkake peacock, Arabian jasmine < English peacock n.For the extension of sense in Hawaiian, see quot. 1948.
A Hawaiian name for: the Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac.
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1933 L. B. Armstrong Facts & Figures Hawaii 112 Other Hawaiian lei flowers are the Mauna Loa, Pikaki, Crown Flowers, [etc.].
1948 M. C. Neal In Gardens of Hawaii 599 In Hawaii, where they are popular for leis, they were named pikake, meaning ‘peacock’, because Princess Kaiulani was very fond both of this flower and of peacocks.
1999 G. Kissick Winter in Volcano (2000) xv. 147 Driving down the makai end of 22nd Ave any day or night, he could always smell pikake, the jasmine in Chinese tea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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