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kapa haka

kapa haka noun: māori performing arts, including song, dance, and synchronized movement.

Noun

kapa haka (countable and uncountable, plural kapa haka)

  1. (New Zealand, uncountable) Māori performing arts, including song, dance, and synchronized movement
  2. (New Zealand, countable) A group performing these arts.

Forms of kapa haka

pluralkapa haka

Origin of kapa haka

Borrowed from Māori kapa haka (literally “line” (i.e. forming a line of people) “dance”).

Questions about kapa haka

What does kapa haka mean?
Kapa haka means māori performing arts, including song, dance, and synchronized movement.
What part of speech is kapa haka?
Kapa haka is a noun.
What is the plural of kapa haka?
The plural of kapa haka is kapa haka.

Words near kapa haka in the dictionary

  1. Kaoteng
  2. kaowool
  3. Kaoyu
  4. KAP
  5. kapa
  6. kapa haka
  7. Kapadia
  8. Kapadias
  9. Kapai
  10. kapakahi
  11. kapal

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