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hori

hori noun: a Māori.

Noun

hori (plural horis)

  1. (New Zealand, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A Māori.
    • “I'm a typical hori after all, made to work on the chain, or be a factory hand, not try for high places.”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 230

Forms of hori

pluralhoris

Origin of hori

Borrowed from Māori Hōri (“George”), itself from English George.

Phrases with hori

Questions about hori

What does hori mean?
Hori means a Māori.
What part of speech is hori?
Hori is a noun.
What is the plural of hori?
The plural of hori is horis.

Words near hori in the dictionary

  1. Horgases
  2. Horgești
  3. Horgi
  4. Horgis
  5. Horham
  6. hori
  7. hori hori
  8. hori-hori
  9. hori-horis
  10. Horia
  11. Horian

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