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ou.

A probably extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈəʊ.uː/UK
  1. A probably extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea.

Where this word comes from

From Hawaiian ʻōʻū.

noun/əʊ/General-South-African, UK/oʊ/US
  1. A fellow, guy, bloke.

    South-Africa · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Afrikaans ou, probably from Dutch ouwe (“old man”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.