Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)A carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.

  2. (attributive, often, uncountable)The characteristic style of tiki bars.

    tiki culture

    The Jungle Bird is a tiki cocktail.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I have a black dog named Tiki.

    deIch habe einen schwarzen Hund, der Tiki heißt.

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  2. I have a dog. He is black and his name is Tiki.

    ruУ меня есть собака. Она чёрная и её зовут Тики.

    deIch habe einen Hund. Er ist schwarz und heißt Tiki.

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  3. I have a dog. She is black and her name is Tiki.

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Origin

Borrowed from Māori tiki (“figurine”).

Borrowed from Māori tiki (“figurine”).

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Forms

plural: tikis
Singulartiki
Pluraltikis

regular

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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