International Word of the Week #1

Impressive words that are just #bizarre but you should know.

This programme is made because we are in an international school.

Today's word is:

Humuhumunukunukuāpua'a

Language: Hawaiian (Ōlelo Hawai'i)

Part of speech: Noun

Pronunciation: Hu'mu'hu'mu'nu'ku'nu'ku'aa'pu'a a

Definition: Reef Triggerfish

Random fact about this word: Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is the Hawaiian State fish. So whenever Hawaiians are addressing their state fish in Hawaiian, they have to blurt out a word that is 12 syllables long.

Image:

(Credits: Flickr User Bernard Spragg, NZ)