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korero

korero noun: among the Māori people, a meeting to discuss something; a conference.

Noun

korero (plural koreros)

  1. (New Zealand) Among the Māori people, a meeting to discuss something; a conference.
    • “What about korero, Joe? What about our tribe's famous talk-it-out with all concerned?”1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 273

Verb

korero (third-person singular simple present koreros, present participle koreroing, simple past and past participle koreroed)

  1. (New Zealand) Among the Māori people, to hold a meeting to discuss something.

Forms of korero

Noun
pluralkoreros
Verb
third-person singular presentkoreros
present participlekoreroing
past participlekoreroed
pastkoreroed

Origin of korero

Borrowed from Māori kōrero.

Questions about korero

What does korero mean?
Korero means among the Māori people, a meeting to discuss something; a conference.
What part of speech is korero?
Korero can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of korero?
The plural of korero is koreros.

Words near korero in the dictionary

  1. Korens
  2. Koreo-
  3. korephile
  4. korephiles
  5. korephilia
  6. korero
  7. koreroed
  8. koreroing
  9. koreros
  10. kores
  11. Koresh

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