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e hoa

e hoa noun: mate, friend.

Noun

e hoa (plural e hoa ma)

  1. (New Zealand) Mate, friend.
    • “I wouldn't know, e hoa, I truly wouldn't know.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 205

Forms of e hoa

plurale hoa ma

Origin of e hoa

From Māori e (“vocative particle”) + hoa (“friend, companion”).

Questions about e hoa

What does e hoa mean?
E hoa means mate, friend.
What part of speech is e hoa?
E hoa is a noun.
What is the plural of e hoa?
The plural of e hoa is e hoa ma.

Words near e hoa in the dictionary

  1. E chart
  2. E charts
  3. e flat
  4. E flat major
  5. e flats
  6. e hoa
  7. e hoa ma
  8. E major
  9. E minor
  10. E number
  11. E numbers

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